Luke 12:14
But Jesus said to him: Man, who established me a judge and distributor over you?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
In Context
13And one of the assembly said to him: Teacher, tell my brother, to divide the inheritance with me.
15And he said to his disciples: Beware of all avarice, for life consisteth not in abundance of riches.
Cross References
Luke 5:20And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
John 6:15And Jesus knew, that they were about to come and take him by force, and make him king: and he retired into a mountain alone.
John 18:35Pilate said to him: Am I a Jew? Thy countrymen and the chief priests have delivered thee to me. What hast thou done?
Romans 2:3And what thinkest thou, O man, that judgest those who practise these things, while practising them thyself, that thou wilt 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 →