Luke 12:13 (YLT)

Passage

And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

Nearby Context

Luke 12:11 `And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,

Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth <FI>you<Fi> to say.'

Luke 12:13 And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

Luke 12:14 And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'

Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "certain", "said", "multitude", "teacher", "brother", "divide", and "inheritance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "certain" 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 shall teach you..." into verse 14's "And he said to him Man who...", so "certain" 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 "certain" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.