Focused Passage

Luke 9:46-48

The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun

Luke moves from delegated mission to growing public confusion, from wilderness provision to messianic confession, from glory on the mountain to failure below, and from Galilean ministry toward the determined road to Jerusalem.

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46Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

47But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

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Verse 46

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ThenδὲG1161Conjunctionan argumentδιαλογισμὸςG1261Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularstartedΕἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularamongἐνG1722Preposition[the disciples]αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural[as to]τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwhichτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302Particleof themαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwould beεἴηG1510Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] greatestμείζωνG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative
Verse 47

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularknowingεἰδὼςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularthoughtsδιαλογισμὸνG1261Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvἐπιλαβόμενοςG1949Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularhadἔστησενG2476Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singulara little child {stand}παιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularbesideπαρ’G3844PrepositionHimἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 48

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhoeverὋςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐὰνG1437ConjunctionwelcomesδέξηταιG1209Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularlittle childπαιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularinἐπὶG1909PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματίG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularwelcomesδέχεταιG1209Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlewelcomesδέξηταιG1209Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularwelcomesδέχεταιG1209Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularthe [One who]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsentἀποστείλαντάG649Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularisὑπάρχωνG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[the] leastμικρότεροςG3398Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - ComparativeamongἐνG1722PrepositionallπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralof youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralheοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] greatestμέγαςG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

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