Luke 12:13 (WEB)

Passage

One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

Nearby Context

Luke 12:11 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;

Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”

Luke 12:13 One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

Luke 12:14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

Luke 12:15 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.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "multitude", "said", "teacher", "tell", "brother", "divide", and "inheritance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "multitude" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "for the Holy Spirit will teach you..." into verse 14's "But he said to him Man who...", so "multitude" and "said" 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 "multitude" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.