KJV King James Version
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
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Luke 12:14
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
WEB World English Bible
But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
ASV American Standard Version
But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said to him, ‘Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?’
Surrounding context — Luke 12
11 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:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heἄνθρωπε,G444 · anthrōposa humanτίςG5101 · tiswhich?μεG3165 · memeκατέστησενG2525 · kathistēmito appoint/conductκριτὴνG2923 · kritēsjudgeἢG2228 · ēorμεριστὴνG3312 · meristēsarbiterἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstὑμᾶς;¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Romans 9:20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?Romans 2:3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?Romans 2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.John 6:15When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.Exodus 2:14And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.John 8:11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.Luke 5:20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?John 18:35-36Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?Luke 22:58And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
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