LUKE 12:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:”
The rich fool's abundant harvest creates the storage problem that leads to the barn-building solution and the soul-satisfying plan: eat, drink, be merry, you have many goods stored up for many years. The Greek word for soul (psyche) that the man addresses — Soul, you have ample goods — is the same word God uses for what is demanded back from him: your soul is required of you tonight. The self-sufficient soul turns out not to own itself.
Church Fathers on Luke 12:11
It was said above, that every hidden work and word is to be revealed, but He now declares that this revelation is to take place in the presence of the heavenly city and the eternal Judge and King; saying, But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me, &c.
He has also well introduced faith, stimulating us to its confession, and to faith itself He has placed virtue as a foundation. For as faith is the incentive to fortitude, so is fortitude the strong support of faith.
The Lord is not then content with an inward faith, but requires an outward confession, urging us to confidence and greater love. And since this is useful for all, He speaks generally, saying, Whosoever shall confess me, &c.
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