Luke 12 may be divided into 11 brief units, all of which provide lessons for the disciples: (1) a warning against hypocrisy (vv. 1–3); (2) a saying concerning whom to fear (vv. 4–7); (3) confessing Jesus (vv. 8–12); (4) the Parable of the Rich Fool (vv. 13–21); (5) sayings on the need to trust God (vv. 22–31); (6) a saying concerning riches (vv. 32–34); (7) an exhortation to watch and wait (vv. 35–40); (8) the Parable of the Faithful Servant (vv. 41–48); (9) a saying on family division (vv. 49–53); (10) a saying on recognizing the times (vv. 54–56); and (11) a saying on the need to settle disputes (vv. 57–59). Much of this material is scattered in Matthew (5:25–26; 6:19–21, 25–33; 10:19–20, 26b–36; 12:31–32; 16:2–3, 6; 24:43–51) and thus should be understood as being derived from the sayin…