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Verse Luke 12:59. _TILL THOU HAST PAID THE VERY LAST MITE._] And when
can this be, if we understand the text spiritually? Can weeping,
wailing, and gnashing of teeth, pay to Divine justice the debt a...
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See the notes at Matthew 5:25....
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Warning Against Hypocrisy. (Luke 12:1)_
2. Encouragements. (Luke 12:4)
3. Warning Against Covetousness. (Luke 12:15)
4. Warning Against Anxiety. ...
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES. For parallels see below. Jesus is oppressed with
the thought of the future till it is accomplished.
LUKE 12:49 F. Lk. only. Fire is what Jesus has come to cast on the
earth (_cf._...
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Jesus said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west,
immediately you say, 'Rain is coming.' And so it happens. When you
feel the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching he...
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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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NOT. by no means. Greek. _ou me._ App-105.
HAST PAID. shalt have paid. This verse is repeated from Matthew 5:28,
with. different purpose, and therefore with different words,
MITE. See App-51....
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_till thou hast paid the very last mite_ Mite is _lepton_(_minutum_),
the smallest of all coins, Mark 12:42. If it be asked, -can this ever
be paid?" the answer of course is, as far as _the parable_is...
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Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of
Tolerance._
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called
the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
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CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the
departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey
(probably to the Feast of the...
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ἝΩΣ ΚΑῚ ΤῸ ἜΣΧΑΤΟΝ ΛΕΠΤῸΝ�. Λεπτὸν
(_minutum_) means ‘a mite’ the smallest of all coins, Mark 12:42.
If it be asked, ‘Can this debt ever be paid?’ the answer of course
is, as far as _the parable_ is c...
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THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES, AND RESULTANT DUTY...
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VER 58. WHEN YOU GO WITH YOUR ADVERSARY TO THE MAGISTRATE, AS YOU ARE
IN THE WAY, GIVE DILIGENCE THAT YOU MAY BE DELIVERED FROM HIM; LEST HE
HALE YOU TO THE JUDGE, AND THE JUDGE DELIVER YOU TO THE OFF...
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ΈΞΈΛΘΗΣ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΕΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1831)
выходить. _Conj._ с двойным отр. усиливает
запрет,
ΛΕΠΤΌΝ (G3016) _асс. sing._ малая медная
монета, примерно одна восьмая цента
(BAGD; _см._ Mark 12:42)...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Signs of the Coming Storm
Scripture_
Luke 12:54-59 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud
rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 4
Attitudes That Aid Alertness (Luke 12:49-59)
49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already
kindled!50I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how...
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57-59 Compare Mat_5:25-26; Pro_25:8.
1 There is a strong natural tendency to connect calamity with sin.
Hardly any great disaster occurs but someone seeks to justify it on
the ground that the victims...
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12:59 mite. (a-20) * The smallest current coin of that day....
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THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. THE RICH FOOL
1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and
exhorts them to be courageous in face of opposition. This speech is
not unsuitable to the co...
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Ignorance of the signs of the times.
54-56. See on Matthew 16:1....
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 12
JESUS WARNS AND ENCOURAGES HIS *DISCIPLES 12:1-12
1 WARNING ABOUT THE FALSE LIVES OF THE *PHARISEES 12:1-3
V1 Thousands of people had gathered. T...
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I TELL THEE, THOU SHALT NOT DEPART THENCE... — See Note on Matthew
5:26. St. Luke substitutes the yet smaller coin, the “mite,” or
_half-quadrans_ (see Note on Mark 12:42), for the “farthing” of
St. M...
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λεπτὸν, the half of a κοδράντης (Mt.'s word), making
the necessity of full payment in order to release from prison still
more emphatic....
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_A final word to the crowd_ (_cf._ Matthew 16:2 f., Luke 5:25 f.).
τοῖς ὄχλοις : in Mt. Jesus speaks to the Pharisees and
Sadducees, in reply to their demand for a sign, which gives a more
definite oc...
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THE GREAT DIVIDER
Luke 12:49-59
As Prometheus, in the old Greek fable, brought fire from above in a
reed, so Christ brought the fire of the Holy Spirit in the frail
lantern of His humanity. But, firs...
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Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also
against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill
the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed...
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SIGNS OF HIS COMING
Luke 12:54-59 _“And He also spoke to the multitude, When you may see
a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say that the rain is
coming, and it is so; and when you may see the...
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5 _th. To the Multitudes: Luke 12:54-59_.
After having announced and described the rending, the first symptoms
of which He already discerns, Jesus returns anew to the multitude whom
He sees plunged in...
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REFLECTIONS
Reader! the Holy Ghost is blessedly teaching the Church, in this
chapter, sweet lessons of grace and of providence. In the view of the
multitude pressing upon Jesus to hear the word of God...
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(54) And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of
the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower: and so it is.
(55) And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be...
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The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but
the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was
working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men,
c...
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chapter 12 puts the disciples into this place of testimony by the
power of the Holy Ghost, and with the world opposed to them, after the
Lord's departure. It is the word and the Holy Ghost, instead of...
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I TELL THEE,.... The Syriac version before these words, prefixes an
"Amen", or "verily", for the sake of the stronger affirmation, which
seems to be taken from Matthew 5:26
THOU SHALT NOT DEPART THEN...
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I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the
very last mite.
Ver. 59. _Till thou hast paid the very last mite_] It is good to
compound quickly with the Lord, and to take up the...
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_When thou goest with thine adversary_, &c. The evils which befall
obstinate sinners, he here illustrates by the punishment which, in
ordinary cases, is inflicted upon the man who obstinately refuses...
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I TELL THEE, THOU SHALT NOT DEPART THENCE TILL THOU HAST PAID THE VERY
LAST MITE.
See Matthew 16:2. It was a word of impressive warning which Jesus
spoke to the people, as He had spoken to the Pharise...
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A last word to the people:...
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THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS
(vs.1-12)
At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His
disciples "first of all," warning them to beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees,...
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MITE:
See Mark 12:42...
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54-59 Christ would have the people to be as wise in the concerns of
their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain
peace with God before it is too late. If any man has found tha...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 12:57...
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Luke 12:59 tell G3004 (G5719) you G4671 shall G1831 not G3364 depare
G1831 (G5632) there G1564...
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THE CROWDS SHOULD THEREFORE TAKE HEED. THEY MUST RECOGNISE THAT NOW IS
THE TIME THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AND THAT THEY SHOULD THEREFORE
AGREE WITH THEIR ADVERSARY (JESUS AND HIS WORDS) WHILE THERE I...
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“I say to you, You will by no means come out from there, until you
have paid the very last penny.”
For if they do not come to agreement with Him let them be sure that
every sin will have to be account...
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TILL THOU HAVE PAID
(εως αποδωις). Second aorist active subjunctive of
αποδιδωμ, to pay back in full.THE LAST MITE
(το εσχατον λεπτον). From λεπω, to peel off the
bark. Very small brass coin, one...
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CONTENTS: Jesus warns of leaven of the Pharisees. Parable of the rich
fool. Parable of the second coming. Parable of the steward and his
servants. Christ, the divider of men.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, disci...
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Luke 12:1. _There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of
people._ The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people.
Luke 12:5. _Power to cast into hell._ The Greek is Gehenna, as on
Isaiah...
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WHY DO YOU NOT JUDGE FOR YOURSELVES. They had enough information, and
they could see all that was taking place. IF A MAN BRINGS A LAWSUIT
AGAINST YOU. This is another example of doing everything you c...
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_When thou goest with thine adversary_
AGREEING WITH THE ADVERSARY
This solemn exhortation of our Lord’s may be viewed in different
points of light, as intended to subserve various purposes, both in...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 12:57 People need to be in right standing with
God, the Judge of the universe, before it is too late.
⇐...
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CHAPTER 12 VER. 1. _In the mean time when there were gathered together
an innumerable multitude of people._ The Greek has "the myriads of the
multitude." A myriad contains exactly ten thousand, and is...
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VER. 42. _And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward whom his lord shall set over his household to give them their
portion of food in due season?_ Christ replied to Peter that He sp...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 12:49. I AM COME.—Rather, “I came” (R.V.). The tense refers
to the historical fact of the Incarnation. Note in this the
consciousness of pre-existence, as also of a heavenly orig...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 12:1
_The Lord_,_ after leaving the Pharisee_'_s house_,_ speaks at great
length to a numerous crowd waiting for him_,_ addressing his words
principally to his own disciples. _The for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12.
We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has
returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to
th...
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2 Thessalonians 1:3; Luke 16:26; Mark 12:42; Matthew 18:34; Mat
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A mite — was about the third part of a farthing sterling....