Luke 12:14 (DBY)

Passage

But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?

Nearby Context

Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

Luke 12:13 And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

Luke 12:14 But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?

Luke 12:15 And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.

Luke 12:16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "established", "judge", "divider", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "established", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And a person said to him out..." into verse 15's "And he said to them Take heed...", so "said" and "established" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "established" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.