Luke 12:14
But Jesus said to him, “Man, who appointed me as a judge or arbitrator over you?”
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
In Context
Cross References
Luke 5:20When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Man, yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.”
John 6:15So Jesus, knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew to the mountain by himself.
John 18:35Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Yoʋr own nation and the chief priests have handed yoʋ over to me. What have yoʋ done?”
Romans 2:3Do yoʋ suppose, O man—yoʋ who judge those who do such things and yet do them yoʋrself—that yoʋ will escape the judgment of God?
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:14-22
Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I… Read the whole commentary →