Berean Standard Bible
Luke 19:1-28
3καὶkaiG2532He was tryingἐζήτειezēteiG2212to seeG3708whoτίςtisG5101τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424wasἐστινestinG1510,butκαὶkaiG2532could notοὐκ ἠδύνατοouk ēdunatoG3756G1410seeoverἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλου,ochlouG3793becauseὅτιhotiG3754he wasἦν.ēnG1510smallμικρὸςmikrosG3398τῇtēaG3588in statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244.
4SoκαὶkaiG2532he ranπροδραμὼνprodramōnG4390onεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715andclimbedἀνέβη ἐπὶanebē epiG305G1909a sycamore treeσυκομορέανsukomoreanG4809toἵναinaG2443seeG3708Himαὐτόν,autonG846,sinceὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswas aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to passδιέρχεσθαι.dierchesthaiG1330thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565way.
5Whenκαὶ ὡςkai hōsG2532G5613JesuscameἦλθενēlthenG2064toἐπὶepiG1909thatτὸνtonG3588placeτόπον,toponG5117ὁhoG3588, HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424looked upἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308andsaidεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν·eipen pros autonG2036G4314G846, “ZacchaeusΖακχαῖε,ZakchaieG2195,hurryσπεύσαςspeusasG4692downκατάβηθι·katabēthiG2597,forγὰρgarG1063IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163stayμεῖναι.meinaiG3306atἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τῷtōG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594.”
8ButδὲdeG1161ZacchaeusΖακχαῖοςZakchaiosG2195stood upΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον·kurionG2962, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962τὰtaG3588,halfἡμίσιάhēmisiaG2255ofτῶνtōnG3588myG1473possessionsὑπαρχόντων,huparchontōnG5225I giveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325to theτοῖςtoisG3588poorπτωχοῖςptōchoisG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487I have cheatedἐσυκοφάντησα,esukophantēsaG4811anyoneG5100,I will repayἀποδίδωμιapodidōmiG591itfourfoldτετραπλοῦν.¶tetraplounG5073.”
9δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991has comeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530this manαὐτὸςautosG846tooκαὶkaiG2532isἐστιν·estinG1510a sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11.
11WhileδὲdeG1161the peopleαὐτῶνautōnG846were listening toἈκουόντωνAkouontōnG191thisταῦταtautaG3778, JesusproceededπροσθεὶςprostheisG4369to tellεἶπενeipenG2036thema parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,becauseδιὰdiaG1223HeαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588wasG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὺςautousG846thoughtδοκεῖνdokeinG1380ὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195appearἀναφαίνεσθαι.¶anaphainesthaiG398imminentlyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916.
12Soοὖν·ounG3767He saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “AτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444of noble birthεὐγενὴςeugenēsG2104wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198toεἰςeisG1519a distantG3112countryχώρανchōranG5561to lay claimλαβεῖνlabeinG2983to hisἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438kingshipβασιλείανbasileianG932and thenκαὶkaiG2532returnὑποστρέψαι.hupostrepsaiG5290.
13BeforehandδὲdeG1161, hecalledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564tenδέκαdekaG1176of hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401andgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414. ‘Conduct businessπραγματεύσασθεpragmateusastheG4231with thisuntilἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739I returnἔρχομαι.erchomaiG2064καὶkaiG2532,’he saidεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846.
14ButδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588subjectsπολῖταιpolitaiG4177hatedἐμίσουνemisounG3404himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242afterὀπίσωopisōG3694himαὐτοῦautouG846to sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘We do not wantοὐ θέλομενou thelomenG3756G2309thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manto ruleβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473.’
15Whenκαὶ ἐγένετο ἐνkai egeneto enG2532G1096G1722heαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588returnedἐπανελθεῖνepaneltheinG1880from procuringλαβόνταlabontaG2983hisτὴνtēnG3588kingshipβασιλείανbasileianG932καὶkaiG2532,he summonedεἶπεν φωνηθῆναι αὐτῷeipen phōnēthēnai autōG2036G5455G846theτούτουςtoutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401to whomοἷςhoisG3739he had givenδεδώκειdedōkeiG1325theτὸtoG3588moneyἀργύριον,argurionG694,toἵναinaG2443find outγνοῖgnoiG1097whatG5101each oneG5101had earnedδιεπραγματεύσαντο.¶diepragmateusantoG1281.
17καὶkaiG2532His masterrepliedεἶπεν αὐτῷ·eipen autōG2036G846, ‘Well doneG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18servantδοῦλε,douleG1401!BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐγένου,egenouG1096faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inἐνenG1722a very small matterἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646,youἴσθιisthiG1510shall haveἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπάνωepanōG1883tenδέκαdekaG1176citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’
20ThenΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087servantcameἦλθενēlthenG2064andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,here isἰδοὺidouG2400yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588minaμνᾶmnaG3414,whichἣνhēnG3739I have laid awayεἶχον ἀποκειμένηνeichon apokeimenēnG2192G606inἐνenG1722a piece of clothσουδαρίῳ·soudariōG4676.
21ForγάρgarG1063I was afraid ofἐφοβούμηνephoboumēnG5399youσε,seG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you areεἶ·eiG1510a harshαὐστηρὸςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444.You withdrawαἴρειςaireisG142whatὃhoG3739you did not depositοὐκ ἔθηκαςouk ethēkasG3756G5087andκαὶkaiG2532reapθερίζειςtherizeisG2325whatὃhoG3739you did not sowοὐκ ἔσπειρας.¶ouk espeirasG3756G4687.’
22His masterrepliedΛέγει αὐτῷ·Legei autōG3004G846, ‘YouwickedπονηρὲponēreG4190servantδοῦλε.douleG1401,I will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919youσουsouG4771byἐκekG1537yourσε,seG4771τοῦtouG3588own wordsστόματόςstomatosG4750. Soyou knewᾔδειςēdeisG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510a harshαὐστηρόςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,withdrawingαἴρωνairōnG142whatὃhoG3739I did not depositοὐκ ἔθηκαouk ethēkaG3756G5087andκαὶkaiG2532reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whatὃhoG3739I did not sowοὐκ ἔσπειρα·ouk espeiraG3756G4687?
23Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223G5101thenG2532did you not depositοὐκ ἔδωκάςouk edōkasG3756G1325myκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473τὸtoG3588moneyἀργύριονargurionG694inἐπὶepiG1909thebankτράπεζαν,trapezanG5132,andG2504upon my returnἐλθὼν ἂνelthōn anG2064G302I could have collectedἔπραξα;epraxaG4238itαὐτὸautoG846withσὺνsunG4862interestτόκῳtokōG5110?’
24ThenκαὶkaiG2532he toldεἶπεν·eipenG2036thoseτοῖςtoisG3588standing byπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936, ‘TakeἄρατεarateG142theτὴνtēnG3588minaμνᾶνmnanG3414fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325itto theτῷtōG3588one whohasἔχοντι.echontiG2192τὰςtasG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414.’
26He replied, ‘I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoτῷtōG3588hasἔχοντιechontiG2192will be givenδοθήσεται,dothēsetaiG1325more;butδὲdeG1161theτοῦtouG3588one whodoes notμὴmēG3361haveἔχοντοςechontosG2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192will be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀπὸapoG575him.
27AndΠλὴνPlēnG4133theseτούτουςtoutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190of mineG1473whoτοὺςtousG3588were unwillingμὴ θελήσαντάςmē thelēsantasG3361G2309formeG1473to ruleβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846,bringἀγάγετεagageteG71themhereὧδεhōdeG5602andκαὶkaiG2532slayκατασφάξατεkatasphaxateG2695themαὐτοὺςautousG846in front ofἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715meG1473.’”
Commentaries on Luke 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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