Revised Literal Translation

Luke 9:46-56

46τὸtoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161there aroseΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525a reasoningδιαλογισμὸςdialogismosG1261amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,whichτίςtisG5101ἂνanG302of themαὐτῶν.autōnG846should beεἴηeiēG1510greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173.

47G3588AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,perceivingG3708the thoughtδιαλογισμὸνdialogismonG3588 G1261ofG3588 G2588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846heartκαρδίαςkardiasG3588 G2588,tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949a childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,and setἔστησενestēsenG2476himαὐτὸautoG846byπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,

48AndκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhosoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437shall receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778childτὸ παιδίονto paidionG3588 G3813inἐπὶepiG1909myG1473nameτῷ ὀνόματίtō onomatiG3588 G3686receivethδέχεται·dechetaiG1209meG1473:andκαὶkaiG2532whosoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437shall receiveδέξηται,dexētaiG1209meG1473receivethδέχεταιdechetaiG1209him that sentτὸν ἀποστείλαντάton aposteilantaG3588 G649meG1473:forγὰρgarG1063he that isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225leastὁ μικρότεροςho mikroterosG3588 G3398amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771allπᾶσινpasinG3956,the sameοὗτόςhoutosG3778shall beἐστινestinG1510greatμέγας.megasG3173.

49AndδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG3588 G2491answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100casting outἐκβάλλονταekballontaG1544devilsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG3588 G1140inG1909thyσουsouG4771nameὀνόματίonomatiG3588 G3686;andκαὶkaiG2532we forbadἐκωλύομενekōluomenG2967himαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he followethἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190notοὐκoukG3756withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473.

50AndG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,Forbidκωλύετε·kōlueteG2967himnotμὴmēG3361:forγὰρgarG1063heG1510thatὃςhosG3739isG1510notοὐκoukG3756againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596usG1473isG1510forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473.

51G3588G3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whenἐνenG1722the timeἡμέραςhēmerasG3588 G2250was comeσυμπληροῦσθαιsumplērousthaiG4845thatG3588 G354heG846should be received upG3588 G354,καὶkaiG2532heG846stedfastly setἐστήρισενestērisenG4741hisG846faceπρόσωπονprosōponG3588 G4383to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419,

52AndκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649messengersἀγγέλουςangelousG32beforeπρὸproG4253hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383:andκαὶkaiG2532they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198,and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoεἰςeisG1519a villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968of the SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541,toG5620make readyἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090for himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

53AndκαὶkaiG2532they didG1209notοὐκoukG3756receiveἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209himαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846faceτὸ πρόσωπονto prosōponG3588 G4383wasἦνēnG1510as though he would goπορευόμενονporeuomenonG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

54AndδὲdeG1161whenG3708hisG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385andG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491sawG3708this,they saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,wilt thouθέλειςtheleisG2309that we commandG3004fireπῦρpurG4442to come downκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597fromἀπὸapoG575heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588 G3772,andG2532consumeἀναλῶσαιanalōsaiG355themG846,evenG2532asG5613ElijahG2243didG4160?

55ButδὲdeG1161he turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762,and rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andG2532saidG3004,Ye knowG1492notG3756what mannerG3634of spiritG4151yeG4771areG1510ofG4151.

56G3588ForG1063the SonG5207of manG3588 G444isG2064notG3756comeG2064to destroyG622men’sG444livesG5590,butG235to saveG4982them.AndκαὶkaiG2532they wentἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198toεἰςeisG1519anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087villageκώμην.¶kōmēnG2968.

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