Luke 12:14 (GNV)

Passage

And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?

Nearby Context

Luke 12:12 For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.

Luke 12:13 And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me.

Luke 12:14 And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?

Luke 12:15 Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

Luke 12:16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "vnto", "iudge", "deuider", and "ouer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And one of the companie said vnto..." into verse 15's "Wherefore he said vnto them Take heede...", so "said" and "vnto" 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 "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.