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Introduction: Who Made Me Judge Over You?

Jesus responds to a man seeking arbitration over an inheritance:

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησε δικαστὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς; “But he said to him, ‘Man, who appointed me a judge or divider over you?’”

This question is not simply about legality—it reveals Jesus’ refusal to act as a civil adjudicator. Instead, He redirects attention from temporal disputes to eternal truths, using precise Greek grammar to do it.

Let’s examine Luke 12:14, focusing on the powerful rhetorical question Jesus asks:

ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησε δικαστὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς;

“Man, who appointed me a judge or divider over you?”… Learn Koine Greek