Apologetics Bible

Luke 12:1

Greek

Ἐν οἷς ἐπισυναχθεισῶν τῶν μυριάδων τοῦ ὄχλου, ὥστε καταπατεῖν ἀλλήλους, ἤρξατο λέγειν πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ πρῶτον· Προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης, ⸂ἥτις ἐστὶν ὑπόκρισις, τῶν Φαρισαίων⸃.

En ois episynachtheison ton myriadon toy ochloy, oste katapatein alleloys, erxato legein pros toys mathetas aytoy proton· Prosechete eaytois apo tes zymes, etis estin ypokrisis, ton Pharisaion.

KJV: In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

AKJV: In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they stepped one on another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

ASV: In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

YLT: At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

Exposition: Luke 12:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharis...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:2

Greek

οὐδὲν δὲ συγκεκαλυμμένον ἐστὶν ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται, καὶ κρυπτὸν ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται.

oyden de sygkekalymmenon estin o oyk apokalyphthesetai, kai krypton o oy gnosthesetai.

KJV: For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

AKJV: For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

ASV: But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

YLT: and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;

Exposition: Luke 12:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:3

Greek

ἀνθʼ ὧν ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται, καὶ ὃ πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐλαλήσατε ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων.

anth on osa en te skotia eipate en to photi akoysthesetai, kai o pros to oys elalesate en tois tameiois kerychthesetai epi ton domaton.

KJV: Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

AKJV: Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

ASV: Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

YLT: because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

Exposition: Luke 12:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:4

Greek

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν τοῖς φίλοις μου, μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεινόντων τὸ σῶμα καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἐχόντων περισσότερόν τι ποιῆσαι.

Lego de ymin tois philois moy, me phobethete apo ton apokteinonton to soma kai meta tayta me echonton perissoteron ti poiesai.

KJV: And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

AKJV: And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

ASV: And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

YLT: `And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;

Exposition: Luke 12:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:5

Greek

ὑποδείξω δὲ ὑμῖν τίνα φοβηθῆτε· φοβήθητε τὸν μετὰ τὸ ἀποκτεῖναι ⸂ἔχοντα ἐξουσίαν⸃ ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν γέενναν· ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, τοῦτον φοβήθητε.

ypodeixo de ymin tina phobethete· phobethete ton meta to apokteinai echonta exoysian embalein eis ten geennan· nai, lego ymin, toyton phobethete.

KJV: But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

AKJV: But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, which after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.

ASV: But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

YLT: but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.

Exposition: Luke 12:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:6

Greek

οὐχὶ πέντε στρουθία ⸀πωλοῦνται ἀσσαρίων δύο; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.

oychi pente stroythia poloyntai assarion dyo; kai en ex ayton oyk estin epilelesmenon enopion toy theoy.

KJV: Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

AKJV: Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

ASV: Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

YLT: `Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

Exposition: Luke 12:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:7

Greek

ἀλλὰ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν πᾶσαι ἠρίθμηνται· ⸀μὴ φοβεῖσθε· πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε.

alla kai ai triches tes kephales ymon pasai erithmentai· me phobeisthe· pollon stroythion diapherete.

KJV: But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

AKJV: But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.

ASV: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

YLT: but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.

Exposition: Luke 12:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:8

Greek

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, πᾶς ὃς ἂν ⸀ὁμολογήσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁμολογήσει ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ·

Lego de ymin, pas os an omologese en emoi emprosthen ton anthropon, kai o yios toy anthropoy omologesei en ayto emprosthen ton aggelon toy theoy·

KJV: Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

AKJV: Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

ASV: And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

YLT: `And I say to you, Every one--whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,

Exposition: Luke 12:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:9

Greek

ὁ δὲ ἀρνησάμενός με ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπαρνηθήσεται ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ.

o de arnesamenos me enopion ton anthropon aparnethesetai enopion ton aggelon toy theoy.

KJV: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

AKJV: But he that denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

ASV: but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

YLT: and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

Exposition: Luke 12:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:10

Greek

καὶ πᾶς ὃς ἐρεῖ λόγον εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ τῷ δὲ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα βλασφημήσαντι οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται.

kai pas os erei logon eis ton yion toy anthropoy, aphethesetai ayto to de eis to agion pneyma blasphemesanti oyk aphethesetai.

KJV: And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

AKJV: And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

ASV: And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

YLT: and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.

Exposition: Luke 12:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:11

Greek

ὅταν δὲ ⸀εἰσφέρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐπὶ τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, μὴ ⸀μεριμνήσητε πῶς ⸂ἢ τί⸃ ἀπολογήσησθε ἢ τί εἴπητε·

otan de eispherosin ymas epi tas synagogas kai tas archas kai tas exoysias, me merimnesete pos e ti apologesesthe e ti eipete·

KJV: And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

AKJV: And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to magistrates, and powers, take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer, or what you shall say:

ASV: And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

YLT: `And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,

Exposition: Luke 12:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:12

Greek

τὸ γὰρ ἅγιον πνεῦμα διδάξει ὑμᾶς ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἃ δεῖ εἰπεῖν.

to gar agion pneyma didaxei ymas en ayte te ora a dei eipein.

KJV: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

AKJV: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say. ¶

ASV: for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

YLT: for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth you to say.'

Exposition: Luke 12:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:13

Greek

Εἶπεν δέ τις ⸂ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου αὐτῷ⸃· Διδάσκαλε, εἰπὲ τῷ ἀδελφῷ μου μερίσασθαι μετʼ ἐμοῦ τὴν κληρονομίαν.

Eipen de tis ek toy ochloy ayto· Didaskale, eipe to adelpho moy merisasthai met emoy ten kleronomian.

KJV: And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

AKJV: And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

ASV: And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

YLT: And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

Exposition: Luke 12:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:14

Greek

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησεν ⸀κριτὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς;

o de eipen ayto· Anthrope, tis me katestesen kriten e meristen eph ymas;

KJV: And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

AKJV: And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

ASV: But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

YLT: And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'

Exposition: Luke 12:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:15

Greek

εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· Ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ ⸀πάσης πλεονεξίας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ ⸀αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ⸀αὐτῷ.

eipen de pros aytoys· Orate kai phylassesthe apo pases pleonexias, oti oyk en to perisseyein tini e zoe aytoy estin ek ton yparchonton ayto.

KJV: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

AKJV: And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

ASV: And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

YLT: And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

Exposition: Luke 12:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:16

Greek

εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων· Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα.

eipen de parabolen pros aytoys legon· Anthropoy tinos ploysioy eyphoresen e chora.

KJV: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

AKJV: And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

ASV: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

YLT: And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

Exposition: Luke 12:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:17

Greek

καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ⸀ἑαυτῷ λέγων· Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;

kai dielogizeto en eayto legon· Ti poieso, oti oyk echo poy synaxo toys karpoys moy;

KJV: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

AKJV: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

ASV: and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

YLT: and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

Exposition: Luke 12:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:18

Greek

καὶ εἶπεν· Τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα ⸂τὸν σῖτον⸃ καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου,

kai eipen· Toyto poieso· kathelo moy tas apothekas kai meizonas oikodomeso, kai synaxo ekei panta ton siton kai ta agatha moy,

KJV: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

AKJV: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

ASV: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

YLT: and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,

Exposition: Luke 12:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:19

Greek

καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου· Ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου.

kai ero te psyche moy· Psyche, echeis polla agatha keimena eis ete polla· anapayoy, phage, pie, eyphrainoy.

KJV: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

AKJV: And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

ASV: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

YLT: and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

Exposition: Luke 12:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:20

Greek

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ θεός· ⸀Ἄφρων, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ⸀ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας, τίνι ἔσται;

eipen de ayto o theos· Aphron, tayte te nykti ten psychen soy apaitoysin apo soy· a de etoimasas, tini estai;

KJV: But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

AKJV: But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

ASV: But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

YLT: `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare--to whom shall they be?

Exposition: Luke 12:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:21

Greek

οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ⸀ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν.

oytos o thesayrizon eayto kai me eis theon ployton.

KJV: So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

AKJV: So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. ¶

ASV: So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

YLT: so is he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

Exposition: Luke 12:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:22

Greek

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· Διὰ τοῦτο ⸂λέγω ὑμῖν⸃, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ⸀ψυχῇ τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ ⸀σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε.

Eipen de pros toys mathetas aytoy· Dia toyto lego ymin, me merimnate te psyche ti phagete, mede to somati ti endysesthe.

KJV: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

AKJV: And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on.

ASV: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

YLT: And he said unto his disciples, `Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;

Exposition: Luke 12:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:23

Greek

ἡ ⸀γὰρ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος.

e gar psyche pleion estin tes trophes kai to soma toy endymatos.

KJV: The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

AKJV: The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

ASV: For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

YLT: the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

Exposition: Luke 12:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:24

Greek

κατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν, οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη, καὶ ὁ θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς· πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε τῶν πετεινῶν.

katanoesate toys korakas oti oy speiroysin oyde therizoysin, ois oyk estin tameion oyde apotheke, kai o theos trephei aytoys· poso mallon ymeis diapherete ton peteinon.

KJV: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

AKJV: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the fowls?

ASV: Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

YLT: `Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

Exposition: Luke 12:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:25

Greek

τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται ⸂ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι⸃ ⸀πῆχυν;

tis de ex ymon merimnon dynatai epi ten elikian aytoy prostheinai pechyn;

KJV: And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

AKJV: And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

ASV: And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

YLT: and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

Exposition: Luke 12:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:26

Greek

εἰ οὖν ⸀οὐδὲ ἐλάχιστον δύνασθε, τί περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν μεριμνᾶτε;

ei oyn oyde elachiston dynasthe, ti peri ton loipon merimnate;

KJV: If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

AKJV: If you then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take you thought for the rest?

ASV: If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

YLT: If, then, ye are not able for the least--why for the rest are ye anxious?

Exposition: Luke 12:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:27

Greek

κατανοήσατε τὰ κρίνα πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει· λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων.

katanoesate ta krina pos ayxanei· oy kopia oyde nethei· lego de ymin, oyde Solomon en pase te doxe aytoy periebaleto os en toyton.

KJV: Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

AKJV: Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

ASV: Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

YLT: `Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

Exposition: Luke 12:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:28

Greek

εἰ δὲ ⸂ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον⸃ καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ὁ θεὸς οὕτως ⸀ἀμφιέζει, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι.

ei de en agro ton chorton onta semeron kai ayrion eis klibanon ballomenon o theos oytos amphiezei, poso mallon ymas, oligopistoi.

KJV: If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

AKJV: If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

ASV: But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

YLT: and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you--ye of little faith?

Exposition: Luke 12:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:29

Greek

καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε ⸀καὶ τί πίητε, καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε,

kai ymeis me zeteite ti phagete kai ti piete, kai me meteorizesthe,

KJV: And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

AKJV: And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, neither be you of doubtful mind.

ASV: And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

YLT: `And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

Exposition: Luke 12:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:30

Greek

ταῦτα γὰρ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου ⸀ἐπιζητοῦσιν, ὑμῶν δὲ ὁ πατὴρ οἶδεν ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων.

tayta gar panta ta ethne toy kosmoy epizetoysin, ymon de o pater oiden oti chrezete toyton.

KJV: For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

AKJV: For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things. ¶

ASV: For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

YLT: for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;

Exposition: Luke 12:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:31

Greek

πλὴν ζητεῖτε τὴν βασιλείαν ⸀αὐτοῦ, καὶ ⸀ταῦτα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.

plen zeteite ten basileian aytoy, kai tayta prostethesetai ymin.

KJV: But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

AKJV: But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you.

ASV: Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

YLT: but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

Exposition: Luke 12:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:32

Greek

Μὴ φοβοῦ, τὸ μικρὸν ποίμνιον, ὅτι εὐδόκησεν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν δοῦναι ὑμῖν τὴν βασιλείαν.

Me phoboy, to mikron poimnion, oti eydokesen o pater ymon doynai ymin ten basileian.

KJV: Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

AKJV: Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

ASV: Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

YLT: `Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

Exposition: Luke 12:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:33

Greek

πωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν καὶ δότε ἐλεημοσύνην· ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα, θησαυρὸν ἀνέκλειπτον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει οὐδὲ σὴς διαφθείρει·

polesate ta yparchonta ymon kai dote eleemosynen· poiesate eaytois ballantia me palaioymena, thesayron anekleipton en tois oyranois, opoy kleptes oyk eggizei oyde ses diaphtheirei·

KJV: Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

AKJV: Sell that you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.

ASV: Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

YLT: sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;

Exposition: Luke 12:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:34

Greek

ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶν, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν ἔσται.

opoy gar estin o thesayros ymon, ekei kai e kardia ymon estai.

KJV: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

AKJV: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

ASV: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

YLT: for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.

Exposition: Luke 12:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:35

Greek

Ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι καὶ οἱ λύχνοι καιόμενοι,

Estosan ymon ai osphyes periezosmenai kai oi lychnoi kaiomenoi,

KJV: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

AKJV: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

ASV: Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

YLT: `Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

Exposition: Luke 12:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:36

Greek

καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις τὸν κύριον ἑαυτῶν πότε ἀναλύσῃ ἐκ τῶν γάμων, ἵνα ἐλθόντος καὶ κρούσαντος εὐθέως ἀνοίξωσιν αὐτῷ.

kai ymeis omoioi anthropois prosdechomenois ton kyrion eayton pote analyse ek ton gamon, ina elthontos kai kroysantos eytheos anoixosin ayto.

KJV: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

AKJV: And you yourselves like to men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

ASV: and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

YLT: and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

Exposition: Luke 12:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:37

Greek

μακάριοι οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι, οὓς ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντας· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι περιζώσεται καὶ ἀνακλινεῖ αὐτοὺς καὶ παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς.

makarioi oi doyloi ekeinoi, oys elthon o kyrios eyresei gregoroyntas· amen lego ymin oti perizosetai kai anaklinei aytoys kai parelthon diakonesei aytois.

KJV: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

AKJV: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching: truly I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

ASV: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

YLT: `Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

Exposition: Luke 12:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:38

Greek

⸂κἂν ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ κἂν⸃ ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί ⸀εἰσιν ἐκεῖνοι.

kan en te deytera kan en te trite phylake elthe kai eyre oytos, makarioi eisin ekeinoi.

KJV: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

AKJV: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

ASV: And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

YLT: and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find it so, happy are those servants.

Exposition: Luke 12:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:39

Greek

Τοῦτο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ⸂οὐκ ἂν⸃ ἀφῆκεν ⸀διορυχθῆναι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

Toyto de ginoskete oti ei edei o oikodespotes poia ora o kleptes erchetai, oyk an apheken diorychthenai ton oikon aytoy.

KJV: And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

AKJV: And this know, that if the manager of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

ASV: But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

YLT: `And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

Exposition: Luke 12:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:40

Greek

καὶ ⸀ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, ὅτι ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.

kai ymeis ginesthe etoimoi, oti e ora oy dokeite o yios toy anthropoy erchetai.

KJV: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

AKJV: Be you therefore ready also: for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not. ¶

ASV: Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

YLT: and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

Exposition: Luke 12:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:41

Greek

Εἶπεν ⸀δὲ ὁ Πέτρος· Κύριε, πρὸς ἡμᾶς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην λέγεις ἢ καὶ πρὸς πάντας;

Eipen de o Petros· Kyrie, pros emas ten parabolen tayten legeis e kai pros pantas;

KJV: Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

AKJV: Then Peter said to him, Lord, speak you this parable to us, or even to all?

ASV: And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?

YLT: And Peter said to him, `Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

Exposition: Luke 12:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:42

Greek

⸂καὶ εἶπεν⸃ ὁ κύριος· Τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς οἰκονόμος, ⸀ὁ φρόνιμος, ὃν καταστήσει ὁ κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς θεραπείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ διδόναι ἐν καιρῷ ⸀τὸ σιτομέτριον;

kai eipen o kyrios· Tis ara estin o pistos oikonomos, o phronimos, on katastesei o kyrios epi tes therapeias aytoy toy didonai en kairo to sitometrion;

KJV: And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

AKJV: And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

ASV: And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

YLT: And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?

Exposition: Luke 12:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:43

Greek

μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος, ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει ποιοῦντα οὕτως·

makarios o doylos ekeinos, on elthon o kyrios aytoy eyresei poioynta oytos·

KJV: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

AKJV: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

ASV: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

YLT: Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

Exposition: Luke 12:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:44

Greek

ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν.

alethos lego ymin oti epi pasin tois yparchoysin aytoy katastesei ayton.

KJV: Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

AKJV: Of a truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

ASV: Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

YLT: truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him.

Exposition: Luke 12:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:45

Greek

ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ· Χρονίζει ὁ κύριός μου ἔρχεσθαι, καὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς παῖδας καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας, ἐσθίειν τε καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι,

ean de eipe o doylos ekeinos en te kardia aytoy· Chronizei o kyrios moy erchesthai, kai arxetai typtein toys paidas kai tas paidiskas, esthiein te kai pinein kai methyskesthai,

KJV: But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

AKJV: But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

ASV: But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

YLT: `And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;

Exposition: Luke 12:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:46

Greek

ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει, καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀπίστων θήσει.

exei o kyrios toy doyloy ekeinoy en emera e oy prosdoka kai en ora e oy ginoskei, kai dichotomesei ayton kai to meros aytoy meta ton apiston thesei.

KJV: The 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 sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

AKJV: The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

ASV: the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

YLT: the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for him , and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.

Exposition: Luke 12:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The 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 sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:47

Greek

ἐκεῖνος δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ὁ γνοὺς τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου ⸀αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ ἑτοιμάσας ⸀ἢ ποιήσας πρὸς τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ δαρήσεται πολλάς·

ekeinos de o doylos o gnoys to thelema toy kyrioy aytoy kai me etoimasas e poiesas pros to thelema aytoy daresetai pollas·

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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

YLT: `And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,

Exposition: Luke 12:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:48

Greek

ὁ δὲ μὴ γνοὺς ποιήσας δὲ ἄξια πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας. παντὶ δὲ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν.

o de me gnoys poiesas de axia plegon daresetai oligas. panti de o edothe poly, poly zetethesetai par aytoy, kai o parethento poly, perissoteron aitesoysin ayton.

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.

AKJV: But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. ¶

ASV: but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

YLT: and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

Exposition: Luke 12:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:49

Greek

Πῦρ ἦλθον βαλεῖν ⸀ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τί θέλω εἰ ἤδη ἀνήφθη;

Pyr elthon balein epi ten gen, kai ti thelo ei ede anephthe;

KJV: I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

AKJV: I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

ASV: I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

YLT: `Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

Exposition: Luke 12:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:50

Greek

βάπτισμα δὲ ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως ⸀ὅτου τελεσθῇ.

baptisma de echo baptisthenai, kai pos synechomai eos otoy telesthe.

KJV: But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

AKJV: But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

ASV: But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

YLT: but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!

Exposition: Luke 12:50 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:51

Greek

δοκεῖτε ὅτι εἰρήνην παρεγενόμην δοῦναι ἐν τῇ γῇ; οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλʼ ἢ διαμερισμόν.

dokeite oti eirenen paregenomen doynai en te ge; oychi, lego ymin, all e diamerismon.

KJV: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

AKJV: Suppose you that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; but rather division:

ASV: Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

YLT: `Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;

Exposition: Luke 12:51 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:52

Greek

ἔσονται γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν πέντε ἐν ⸂ἑνὶ οἴκῳ⸃ διαμεμερισμένοι, τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσὶν καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τρισίν,

esontai gar apo toy nyn pente en eni oiko diamemerismenoi, treis epi dysin kai dyo epi trisin,

KJV: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

AKJV: For from now on there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

ASV: for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

YLT: for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided--three against two, and two against three;

Exposition: Luke 12:52 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:53

Greek

⸀διαμερισθήσονται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ καὶ υἱὸς ἐπὶ πατρί, μήτηρ ⸀ἐπὶ ⸀θυγατέρα καὶ θυγάτηρ ἐπὶ ⸂τὴν μητέρα⸃, πενθερὰ ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς καὶ νύμφη ἐπὶ τὴν ⸀πενθεράν.

diameristhesontai pater epi yio kai yios epi patri, meter epi thygatera kai thygater epi ten metera, penthera epi ten nymphen aytes kai nymphe epi ten pentheran.

KJV: The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

AKJV: The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. ¶

ASV: They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

YLT: a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'

Exposition: Luke 12:53 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:54

Greek

Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις· Ὅταν ⸀ἴδητε νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ⸀ἐπὶ δυσμῶν, εὐθέως λέγετε ⸀ὅτι Ὄμβρος ἔρχεται, καὶ γίνεται οὕτως·

Elegen de kai tois ochlois· Otan idete nephelen anatelloysan epi dysmon, eytheos legete oti Ombros erchetai, kai ginetai oytos·

KJV: And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

AKJV: And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.

ASV: And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

YLT: And he said also to the multitudes, `When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;

Exposition: Luke 12:54 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:55

Greek

καὶ ὅταν νότον πνέοντα, λέγετε ὅτι Καύσων ἔσται, καὶ γίνεται.

kai otan noton pneonta, legete oti Kayson estai, kai ginetai.

KJV: And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

AKJV: And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass.

ASV: And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

YLT: and when--a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;

Exposition: Luke 12:55 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:56

Greek

ὑποκριταί, τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς καὶ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν, τὸν ⸂δὲ καιρὸν⸃ τοῦτον πῶς ⸂οὐκ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν⸃;

ypokritai, to prosopon tes ges kai toy oyranoy oidate dokimazein, ton de kairon toyton pos oyk oidate dokimazein;

KJV: Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

AKJV: You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?

ASV: Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

YLT: hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time--how do ye not make proof of it ?

Exposition: Luke 12:56 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:57

Greek

Τί δὲ καὶ ἀφʼ ἑαυτῶν οὐ κρίνετε τὸ δίκαιον;

Ti de kai aph eayton oy krinete to dikaion;

KJV: Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

AKJV: Yes, and why even of yourselves judge you not what is right? ¶

ASV: And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

YLT: `And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

Exposition: Luke 12:57 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:58

Greek

ὡς γὰρ ὑπάγεις μετὰ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου σου ἐπʼ ἄρχοντα, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, μήποτε κατασύρῃ σε πρὸς τὸν κριτήν, καὶ ὁ κριτής σε ⸀παραδώσει τῷ πράκτορι, καὶ ὁ πράκτωρ σε ⸀βαλεῖ εἰς φυλακήν.

os gar ypageis meta toy antidikoy soy ep archonta, en te odo dos ergasian apellachthai ap aytoy, mepote katasyre se pros ton kriten, kai o krites se paradosei to praktori, kai o praktor se balei eis phylaken.

KJV: When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

AKJV: When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may be delivered from him; lest he hale you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

ASV: For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

YLT: for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

Exposition: Luke 12:58 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Luke 12:59

Greek

λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως ⸂καὶ τὸ⸃ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.

lego soi, oy me exelthes ekeithen eos kai to eschaton lepton apodos.

KJV: I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

AKJV: I tell you, you shall not depart there, till you have paid the very last mite.

ASV: I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

YLT: I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

Exposition: Luke 12:59 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.