Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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Gill's Exposition
Fear not little flock,.... these words are particularly directed to the immediate apostles and disciples of Christ; but are true of all the saints in all ages of time, who are compared to a "flock of…
Barnes' Notes
Little flock - Our Saviour often represents himself as a shepherd, and his followers as a flock or as sheep. The figure was beautiful. In Judea it was a common employment to attend flocks. The…
Adam Clarke
Fear not, little flock - Or, very little flock, το μικρον ποιμνιον. This is what some term a double diminutive, and, literally translated, is, little little flock. Though this refers solely to the…
Our Lord Jesus is here inculcating some needful useful lessons upon his disciples, which he had before taught them, and had occasion afterwards to press upon them; for they need to have precept upon…
Cambridge Bible
little flock The address was primarily to disciples, Luk 12:1. For the metaphor, see Psa 23:1; Isa 40:11; Mat 26:31; Joh 10:12-16.
the kingdom How much more shall He give you bread.
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