Luke 12:14

Luke 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

Context of Luke 12:14

12For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Luke 12:14 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησεν κριτὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς;¶Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• madeκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• meμέme · meG3165
• judgeδικαστήςdikastēs · magistrateG1348
• orἤē · orG2228
• dividerμεριστήςmeristēs · arbiterG3312
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• youὑμᾶςhumas · youG5209

Cross-references for Luke 12:14

• Luke 22:58And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
• Romans 2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whoever thou art that judgest: for in that thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
• Romans 9:20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
• Exodus 2:14And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
• John 6:15When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again to a mountain himself alone.
• John 8:11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
• John 18:35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done?

Commentaries on Luke 12:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14A judge - Without some judgment given in the case, no division could be made; therefore Jesus added the word judge. Pearce. A minister of Christ ought not to concern himself with secular affairs, any farther than charity and the order of discipline require it. Our Lord could have decided this difference in a moment; but the example of a perfect disengagement from worldly things was more necessary for the ministers of his Church than that of a charity…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Who made me a judge? - It is not my business to settle controversies of this kind. They are to be settled by the magistrate. Jesus came for another purpose - to preach the gospel, and so to bring people to “a willingness to do” right. Civil affairs are to be left to the magistrate. There is no doubt that Jesus “could” have told him what was right in this case, but then it would have been interfering with the proper office of the magistrates; it might have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Christ's kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world. Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do justly, but wordly dominion is not founded in grace. It does not encourage expectations of worldly advantages by religion. The rewards of Christ's disciples are of another nature. Covetousness is a sin we need constantly to be warned against; for happiness and comfort do not depend on the wealth of this world. The things of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-21This parable shows the danger of trusting in riches instead of in God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Man, &c.--Contrast this style of address with "my friends," (Lu 12:4). who, &c.--a question literally repudiating the office which Moses assumed (Ex 2:14). The influence of religious teachers in the external relations of life has ever been immense, when only the INDIRECT effect of their teaching; but whenever they intermeddle DIRECTLY with secular and political matters, the spell of that influence is broken.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