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Butδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Man,Ἄνθρωπεwhoτίςappointedκατέστησενmeμεjudgeκριτὴνorἢarbitratorμεριστὴνoverἐφ’you?”ὑμᾶς
Luke 12:14
Study it in the app“But he said to him, “Man, who appointed me judge or arbitrator over you?””
The parable of the rich man who fills his barns and doesn't count on life endingGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:14, word by word
- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “ManἌνθρωπεAnthrōpe
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “Anthrōpe” appears- appointedκατέστησενkatestēsen
appoint
To charge someone with something.
Where else “katestēsen” appears- judgeκριτὴνkritēn
judge
Judge: one who decides a case; also one who rules.
Where else “kritēn” appears- arbitratorμεριστὴνmeristēn
divider
Divider: someone who divides an inheritance.
Where else “meristēn” appears
The context
13And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 · This verse (above)
15And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greed, because even when someone has abundance, his life is not from his possessions.”
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?