But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 12:14 in context
Luke 12:11–17
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When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer or what you will say;
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for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
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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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But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
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He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
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He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
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He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’
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