Luke 12:13

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
one	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
company	ὄχλου ochlou	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — genitive singular masculine
said	δέ de	G1161	but · conjunction
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Master	διδάσκαλε, didaskale	G1320	an instructor (genitive case or specially) · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
speak	Εἶπεν Eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
to	ἀδελφῷ adelphō	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — dative singular masculine
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
brother	ἀδελφός adelphós	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m…
divide	μερίσασθαι merisasthai	G3307	to part · verb — aorist middle infinitive
inheritance	κληρονομίαν. klēronomian	G2817	heirship · noun — accusative singular feminine
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
me	ἐμοῦ emoû	G1700	of me

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Cross-references

1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart br…
Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for…
Acts 8:18-19 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Psalms 17:14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:13-21

We have in these verses, I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned the estate of the family (Luk 12:13): "Master, speak to my brother; speak as a prophet, speak as a king, speak with authority; he is one that will have regard to what thou sayest; speak to him, that he divide the inheritance with me." Now, 1. Some think that his brother did him wrong, and that he appealed to Christ to right him, because he knew the law was costly. His brother was such a one as the Jews called Ben-hamesen - a son of violence, that took not only his own part of the estate, but his brother…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:13

COVETOUSNESS--WATCHFULNESS--SUPERIORITY TO EARTHLY TIES. (Luke 12:13-53) Master, &c.--that is, "Great Preacher of righteousness, help; there is need of Thee in this rapacious world; here am I the victim of injustice, and that from my own brother, who withholds from me my rightful share of the inheritance that has fallen to us." In this most inopportune intrusion upon the solemnities of our Lord's teaching, there is a mixture of the absurd and the irreverent, the one, however, occasioning the other. The man had not the least idea that his case was not of as urgent a nature, and as worthy the attention of our Lord, as anything else He could deal with.

Adam Clarke on Luke 12:13

Speak to my brother, that he divide - Among the Jews, the children had the inheritance of their fathers divided among them; the eldest had a double portion, but all the rest had equal parts. It is likely the person complained of in the text was the elder brother; and he wished to keep the whole to himself - a case which is far from being uncommon. The spirit of covetousness cancels all bonds and obligations, makes wrong right, and cares nothing for father or brother.

John Gill on Luke 12:13

And one of the company said unto him,.... Not one of the disciples of Christ, but one of the multitude, or crowd, about him, Luke 12:1 Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me: the firstborn, according to the law, in Deuteronomy 21:17 had a double portion: but the eider brother here, it seems, was for keeping all, and would not divide any part to his younger brother; wherefore he applies to Christ, to interpose his authority, which he imagined would have great weight with his brother, who might be a hearer of Christ, and favourer of him: or however, such was the fame of Christ, and such credit he obtained by his ministry and miracles, that he concluded a word from…

The Church Fathers

He who wills to impose the trouble of division of lands upon the Master who is commending the joys of heavenly peace, is rightly called man, according to that, whereas there is envying, strife, and divisions among you, are ye not men? (1 Cor. 3:3.)
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The whole of the former passage is given to prepare us for undergoing suffering for confessing the Lord, or for contempt of death, or for the hope of reward, or for denunciation of the punishment that will await him to whom pardon will never be granted. And since covetousness is generally wont to try virtue, for destroying this also, a precept and example is added, as it is said, And one of the company said to him, Speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But of course the case must be different with Christ, for he is the Christ of the simply good and non-judicial god. "Who," says he, "made me a judge over you? " No other word of excuse was he able to find, without using that with which the wicked, man and impious brother had rejected the defender of probity and piety! In short, he approved of the excuse, although a bad one, by his use of it; and of the act, although a bad one, by his refusal to make peace between brothers.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

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Dictionary and topics

Closet — As used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matt. 6:6; Luke 12:3).
Children · Male: Inherited the possessions of their father — Male: Inherited the possessions of their father

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 12:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:13

Adam Clarke on Luke 12:13

John Gill on Luke 12:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 12:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:13

Adam Clarke on Luke 12:13

John Gill on Luke 12:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 12:13-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 12:13-21