Luke 12:47

Luke 12:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
• New International Version (NIV)“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Context of Luke 12:47

45But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunk; 46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes . 48But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes . For to whomever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more. 49I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it is already kindled?

Luke 12:47 word by word

Ἐκεῖνος δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ὁ γνοὺς τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ ἑτοιμάσας ἢ ποιήσας πρὸς τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ δαρήσεται πολλάς.Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• hisἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• lord’sκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• notμήmē · notG3361
• neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• accordingπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• beatenδέρωderō · to beat upG1194
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Luke 12:47

• Luke 10:12But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
• Numbers 15:30But the soul that doeth any thing presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
• Matthew 11:22But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
• John 9:41Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
• John 12:48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
• John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee hath the greater sin.
• Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
• 2 Corinthians 2:15For we are to God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
• James 4:17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
• Deuteronomy 25:2And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

Commentaries on Luke 12:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Shall be beaten with many stripes - Criminals among the Jews could not be beaten with more than forty stripes; and as this was the sum of the severity to which a whipping could extend, it may be all that our Lord here means. But, in some cases, a man was adjudged to receive fourscore stripes! How could this be, when the law had decreed only forty? Answer: By doubling the crime. He received forty for each crime; if he were guilty of two offenses, he might…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Which knew his lord‘s will - Who knew what his master wished him to do. He that knows what God commands and requires. Many stripes - Shall be severely and justly punished. They who have many privileges, who are often warned, who have the gospel, and do not repent and believe, shall be far more severely punished than others. They who are early taught in Sunday schools, or by pious parents, or in other ways, and who grow up in sin and impenitence, will have…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

Topics related to Luke 12:47

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Opportunity
• Punishment
• Servant
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

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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