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One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
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A Misguided Request
A man interrupts Jesus' spiritual teaching to ask for help in a financial dispute. Commentators note that while rabbis were often asked to arbitrate such matters, this man's request was misplaced. He saw Jesus as a tool to settle a worldly problem, revealing a heart more concerned with earthly inheritance than with the eternal truths Jesus was offering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
One of the company. One of the multitude. This man had probably had a dispute with his brother, supposing that his brother had refused to …
Bid my brother (ειπε τω αδελφω μου). This volunteer from the crowd draws attention to the multitude (verses 13-21). He does not as…
19th Century
Anglican
And one of the company.—Better, one of the multitude. The request implied a recognition of our Lord’s character as a scri…
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Baptist
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made …
A person who recognized Jesus as a “teacher” would naturally expect him to have the ability to render a judgment in ethical matters. Rabbis were of…
16th Century
Protestant
Bid my brother divide. Our Lord, when requested to undertake the office of dividing an inheritance, refuses to do so. Since this …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And one of the company said to him Not one of the disciples of Christ, but one of the multitude, or crowd, about him…
Christ's kingdom is spiritual and not of this world. Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do justly, but worldly dominion …
