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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

15 So 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.

16 The 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.

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

18 Anyone 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

Cross-references

Matthew 5:20 Classic cross-references Luke 12:15 Classic cross-references Isaiah 53:3 Classic cross-references Luke 23:35 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 33:31 Classic cross-references

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural who were ὑπάρχοντες G5225 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural lovers of money φιλάργυροι G5366 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural heard Ἤκουον G191 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural [of this] ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction were scoffing at ἐξεμυκτήριζον G1592 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [Jesus] αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

1 Samuel 16:7 Classic cross-references Isaiah 5:20 Classic cross-references Proverbs 21:2 Classic cross-references Proverbs 16:2 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 4:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

So καὶ G2532 Conjunction He said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural You Ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural are ἐστε G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural the [ones who] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural justify δικαιοῦντες G1344 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [yourselves] ἑαυτοὺς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural before ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural men ἀνθρώπων G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular knows γινώσκει G1097 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hearts καρδίας G2588 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural For ὅτι G3754 Conjunction what τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular [is] prized ὑψηλὸν G5308 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular among ἐν G1722 Preposition men ἀνθρώποις G444 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural [is] detestable βδέλυγμα G946 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular before ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Matthew 11:12 Classic cross-references Matthew 11:9 Classic cross-references Matthew 21:32 Classic cross-references Acts 3:24 Classic cross-references Matthew 3:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

The Ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Law νόμος G3551 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Prophets [were proclaimed] προφῆται G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural until μέχρι G3360 Preposition John Ἰωάννου G2491 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Since ἀπὸ G575 Preposition that time τότε G5119 Adverb the {gospel} ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular of the kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular is being preached εὐαγγελίζεται G2097 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction everyone πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular is forcing his way βιάζεται G971 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition it αὐτὴν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

Or everyone is urged to enter into it

Verse 17

Cross-references

Matthew 5:17 Classic cross-references Matthew 5:18 Classic cross-references Luke 21:33 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:25 Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δέ G1161 Conjunction it is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular easier for εὐκοπώτερον G2123 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular heaven οὐρανὸν G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular earth γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to pass away παρελθεῖν G3928 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active than for ἢ G2228 Conjunction a single μίαν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular stroke of a pen κεραίαν G2762 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to drop out πεσεῖν G4098 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Law νόμου G3551 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Matthew 5:32 Classic cross-references Matthew 19:9 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 7:10 Classic cross-references Malachi 2:16 Classic cross-references Mark 10:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Anyone Πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular divorces ἀπολύων G630 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular wife γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction marries γαμῶν G1060 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular another [woman] ἑτέραν G2087 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular commits adultery μοιχεύει G3431 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction he who ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular marries γαμῶν G1060 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a divorced woman ἀπολελυμένην G630 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . ἀπὸ G575 Preposition . . . ἀνδρὸς G435 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular commits adultery μοιχεύει G3431 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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