Luke 12:18
“And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, this will I do,.... This was the resolution he came to, and which he took up, without consulting God, or…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will pull down my barns - The word “barns” here, properly means, “granaries,” or places exclusively designed to put…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will pull down, etc. - The rich are full of designs concerning this life, but in general take no thought about…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 12:13-21
We have in these verses,
I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
my barns Rather, storehouses (apothekasnot only for corn). He never thought of the admonition of the Son of Sirach,…
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