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Andδέsomeoneτιςfromἐκthe crowdτοῦ ὄχλουsaidΕἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Teacher,Διδάσκαλεtellεἰπὲmy brotherτῷ ἀδελφῷ μουto divideμερίσασθαιthe inheritanceτὴν κληρονομίανwithμετ’me.”ἐμοῦ
Luke 12:13
Study it in the app“And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.””
The parable of the rich man who fills his barns and doesn't count on life endingGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:13, word by word
- the crowdὄχλουochlou
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlou” appears- saidΕἶπενEipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipen” appears- “TeacherΔιδάσκαλεDidaskale
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “Didaskale” appears- my brotherἀδελφῷadelphōi
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphōi” appears- to divideμερίσασθαιmerisasthai
apportion
To give each one their share.
Where else “merisasthai” appears- the inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomian
inheritance
Inheritance.
Where else “klēronomian” appears
The context
12for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you must say.”
13 · This verse (above)
14But he said to him, “Man, who appointed me judge or arbitrator over you?”
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?