New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 12:48
48but the one who did not 1know it, and committed deeds worthy of 2a flogging, will receive but few. 3From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
Luke 12:48 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
- New International Version (NIV)But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Context of Luke 12:48
46the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 47And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. 49“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Read all of Luke 12Luke 12:48 word by word
ὁ δὲ μὴ γνοὺς ποιήσας δὲ ἄξια πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας. παντὶ δὲ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear
- knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- and committedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- deeds worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
- a floggingπληγήplēgē · plague/blow/woundG4127
- will receiveδέρωderō · to beat upG1194
- but fewὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
- From everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
- whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- has been givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- will be requiredἀπαιτέωapaiteō · to demandG523
- they entrustedπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
- of him they will askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
- allπερισσῶςperissōs · excessivelyG4057
Cross-references for Luke 12:48
- Leviticus 5:17“Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
- Acts 17:30Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
- Romans 2:12For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;
- 1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
- Luke 16:2And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
- Genesis 39:8But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my charge.
- Matthew 25:14“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
- 1 Timothy 1:11according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
- 1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”--
- James 3:1Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.
Commentaries on Luke 12:48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Shall be beaten with few - For petty offenses the Jews in many cases inflicted so few as four, five, and six stripes. See examples in Lightfoot. From this and the preceding verse we find that it is a crime to be ignorant of God's will; because to every one God has given less or more of the means of instruction. Those who have had much light, or the opportunity of receiving much, and have not improved it to their own salvation, and the good of others…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48Few stripes - The Jews never inflicted more than forty stripes for one offence, Deuteronomy 25:3. For smaller offences they inflicted only four, five, six, etc., according to the nature of the crime. In allusion to this, our Lord says that he “that knew not” - that is, he who had comparatively little knowledge - would suffer a punishment proportionally light. He refers, doubtless, to those who have fewer opportunities, smaller gifts, or fewer teachers…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-53Verses 41-53 All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be right which he neglects; therefore all are without excuse in their sin. The bringing in the gospel dispensation would occasion desolations. Not that this would be the tendency of Christ's religion, which is pure, peaceable, and loving; but the effect of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47-48Who knows ... who unknowingly: Sins committed in ignorance receive less punishment than deliberate sins (Numbers 15:22–26; Psalm 19:13; compare Luke 23:34). From everyone who has been given much: Believers will be held responsible for the knowledge and resources they have been given (James 3:1). A sin in ignorance is still a sin.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4841-48. unto us or even to all?--us the Twelve, or all this vast audience?Read the comment
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- 1. Luke 12:48 Lev 5:17; Num 15:29f ↩
- 2. Luke 12:48 Lit blows ↩
- 3. Luke 12:48 Matt 13:12 ↩
Commentaries on Luke 12
- 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
- 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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