God’s Word Translation
Luke 13:26
26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
Luke 13:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’
Context of Luke 13:26
24“Try hard to enter through the narrow door. I can guarantee that many will try to enter, but they won’t succeed. 25After the homeowner gets up and closes the door, ⌞it’s too late⌟. You can stand outside, knock at the door, and say, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know who you are.’ Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ 27But he will tell you, ‘I don’t know who you are. Get away from me, all you evil people.’ 28Then you will cry and be in extreme pain. That’s what you’ll do when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets. They’ll be in God’s kingdom, but you’ll be thrown out.
Read all of Luke 13Luke 13:26 word by word
τότε ἄρξεσθε λέγειν· ἐφάγομεν ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ ἐπίομεν, καὶ ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις ἡμῶν ἐδίδαξας·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- shall ye beginἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- We have eatenφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- drunkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
- in thyσύsu · youG4771
- presenceἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
- thou hast taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- streetsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- streetsπλατεῖαplateia · wide street/roadG4113
Cross-references for Luke 13:26
- Isaiah 58:2They look for me every day and want to know my ways. They act as if they were a nation that has done what is right and as if they haven’t disregarded God’s judgment ⌞on them⌟. They ask me for just decrees. They want God to be near them.
- 2 Timothy 3:5They will appear to have a godly life, but they will not let its power change them. Stay away from such people.
Commentaries on Luke 13:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26We have eaten - Compare Matthew 7:22-23. To have eaten with one is evidence of acquaintanceship or friendship. So the sinner may allege that he was a professed follower of Jesus, and had some evidence that Jesus was his friend. There is no allusion here, however, to the sacrament. The figure is taken from the customs of people, and means simply that they had professed attachment, and perhaps supposed that Jesus was their friend. In thy presence - With…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 Our Saviour came to guide men's consciences, not to gratify their curiosity. Ask not, How many shall be saved? But, Shall I be one of them? Not, What shall become of such and such? But, What shall I do, and what will become of me? Strive to enter in at the strait gate. This is directed to each of us; it is, Strive ye. All that will be saved, must enter in at the strait gate, must undergo a change of the whole man. Those that would enter in…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. See on the similar passage (Mt 7:22, 23). eaten and drunk, &c.--We have sat with Thee at the same table. (See on Mt 7:22). taught in our streets--Do we not remember listening in our own streets to Thy teaching? Surely we are not to be denied admittance?Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 13
- 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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