Luke 12:32

Luke 12:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Context of Luke 12:32

30For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Luke 12:32 word by word

Μὴ φοβοῦ, τὸ μικρὸν ποίμνιον, ὅτι εὐδόκησεν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν δοῦναι ὑμῖν τὴν βασιλείαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• notμήmē · notG3361
• littleμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• flockποίμνιονpoimnion · flockG4168
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• it isεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• Father’sπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932

Cross-references for Luke 12:32

• Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
• Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 53:6All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.
• Matthew 7:15“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.
• Matthew 18:12What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?
• Matthew 20:16So the last will be first, and the first last.”
• John 10:26But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep.
• Luke 10:21On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
• Ephesians 1:5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –
• Philippians 2:13for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:11And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,
• Jeremiah 3:19“I thought to myself, ‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ I thought you would call me, ‘Father’ and would never cease being loyal to me.
• Matthew 25:34Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• John 18:36Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
• Romans 6:23For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Commentaries on Luke 12:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Fear not, little flock - Or, very little flock, . This is what some term a double diminutive, and, literally translated, is, little little flock. Though this refers solely to the apostles and first believers, of whom it was literally true, yet we may say that the number of genuine believers has been, and is still, small, in comparison of heathens and false Christians. It is your Father's good pleasure - , It hath pleased, etc., though this tense joined…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Little flock - Our Saviour often represents himself as a shepherd, and his followers as a flock or as sheep. The figure was beautiful. In Judea it was a common employment to attend flocks. The shepherd was with them, defended them, provided for them, led them to green pastures and beside still waters. In all these things Jesus was and is eminently the Good Shepherd. His flock was small. Few “really” followed him, compared with the multitude who professed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mt 6:25-34. The arguments here used are for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is the right way to get ease. As in our stature, so in our state, it is our wisdom to take it as it is. An eager, anxious pursuit of the things of this world, even necessary things, ill becomes the disciples of Christ. Fears must not prevail; when we frighten…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32little flock: God is the shepherd of his people (Psalm 23; Jeremiah 13:17; Ezekiel 34; Zechariah 10:3). Israel’s leaders were also known as shepherds. The prophets criticized them for harming or neglecting their people ("flock"; Ezekiel 34; Zechariah 10:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. little flock, &c.--How sublime and touching a contrast between this tender and pitying appellation, "Little flock" (in the original a double diminutive, which in German can be expressed, but not in English)--and the "good pleasure" of the Father to give them the Kingdom; the one recalling the insignificance and helplessness of that then literal handful of disciples, the other holding up to their view the eternal love that encircled them, the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings