Luke 12:57 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁵⁷Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

Luke 12:57 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 32:29
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Acts 2:40
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Acts 13:26-38
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. …
1 Corinthians 11:14
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

Topics

Bigotry Blind Blindness Censoriousness Charitableness Criticism, Unjust Disease Fault Finding

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 54-59)

Having given his disciples their lesson in the foregoing verses, here Christ turns to the people, and gives them theirs, Luke 12:54. He said also to the people: he preached ad populum—to the people, as well as ad clerum—to the clergy. In general, he would have them be as wise in the affairs of their souls as they are in their outward affairs. Two things he specifies:— I. Let them learn to discern…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 57)

57. why even of yourselves, &c.--They might say, To do this requires more knowledge of Scripture and providence than we possess; but He sends them to their own conscience, as enough to show them who He was, and win them to immediate discipleship.