Focused Passage

Luke 16:14-18

Faithful Stewardship, the Danger of Wealth, and the Finality of Judgment

Jesus teaches disciples to use wealth with eternal foresight, exposes the Pharisees’ love of money, affirms the enduring authority of God’s Word, and warns through the rich man and Lazarus that neglect of Scripture and mercy ends in irreversible judgment.

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14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

17But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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Verse 14

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho wereὑπάρχοντεςG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plurallovers of moneyφιλάργυροιG5366Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralheardἬκουονG191Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural[of this]ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwere scoffing atἐξεμυκτήριζονG1592Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[Jesus]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 15

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SoκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralYouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralthe [ones who]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraljustifyδικαιοῦντεςG1344Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[yourselves]ἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralbeforeἐνώπιονG1799Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralbutδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularknowsγινώσκειG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralForὅτιG3754ConjunctionwhatτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] prizedὑψηλὸνG5308Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularamongἐνG1722PrepositionmenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Plural[is] detestableβδέλυγμαG946Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularbeforeἐνώπιονG1799Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

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TheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLawνόμοςG3551Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralProphets [were proclaimed]προφῆταιG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine PluraluntilμέχριG3360PrepositionJohnἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularSinceἀπὸG575Prepositionthat timeτότεG5119Adverbthe {gospel}G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularof the kingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis being preachedεὐαγγελίζεταιG2097Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularis forcing his wayβιάζεταιG971Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionitαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or everyone is urged to enter into it
Verse 17

Original words

ButδέG1161Conjunctionit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulareasier forεὐκοπώτερονG2123Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularearthγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto pass awayπαρελθεῖνG3928Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activethan forG2228Conjunctiona singleμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularstroke of a penκεραίανG2762Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto drop outπεσεῖνG4098Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activeof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 18

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AnyoneΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardivorcesἀπολύωνG630Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmarriesγαμῶνG1060Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularanother [woman]ἑτέρανG2087Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularcommits adulteryμοιχεύειG3431Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmarriesγαμῶνG1060Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara divorced womanἀπολελυμένηνG630Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .ἀπὸG575Preposition. . .ἀνδρὸςG435Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularcommits adulteryμοιχεύειG3431Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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