Apologetics Bible

Luke 20:1

Greek

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ⸀ἡμερῶν διδάσκοντος αὐτοῦ τὸν λαὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εὐαγγελιζομένου ἐπέστησαν οἱ ⸀ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς σὺν τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις,

Kai egeneto en mia ton emeron didaskontos aytoy ton laon en to iero kai eyaggelizomenoy epestesan oi archiereis kai oi grammateis syn tois presbyterois,

KJV: And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

AKJV: And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came on him with the elders,

ASV: And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

YLT: And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon him ,

Exposition: Luke 20:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,'. 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 20:2

Greek

καὶ εἶπαν ⸂λέγοντες πρὸς αὐτόν⸃· Εἰπὸν ἡμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς, ἢ τίς ἐστιν ὁ δούς σοι τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην;

kai eipan legontes pros ayton· Eipon emin en poia exoysia tayta poieis, e tis estin o doys soi ten exoysian tayten;

KJV: And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

AKJV: And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority?

ASV: and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

YLT: and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'

Exposition: Luke 20:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?'. 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 20:3

Greek

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς ⸀κἀγὼ λόγον, καὶ εἴπατέ μοι·

apokritheis de eipen pros aytoys· Eroteso ymas kago logon, kai eipate moi·

KJV: And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

AKJV: And he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

ASV: And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

YLT: And he answering said unto them, `I will question you--I also--one thing, and tell me:

Exposition: Luke 20:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer 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 20:4

Greek

Τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἦν ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων;

To baptisma Ioannoy ex oyranoy en e ex anthropon;

KJV: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

AKJV: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

ASV: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

YLT: the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'

Exposition: Luke 20:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?'. 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 20:5

Greek

οἱ δὲ συνελογίσαντο πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες ὅτι Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, ἐρεῖ· Διὰ τί οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ;

oi de synelogisanto pros eaytoys legontes oti Ean eipomen· Ex oyranoy, erei· Dia ti oyk episteysate ayto;

KJV: And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

AKJV: And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed you him not?

ASV: And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

YLT: And they reasoned with themselves, saying--`If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

Exposition: Luke 20:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him 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 20:6

Greek

ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ⸂ὁ λαὸς ἅπας⸃ καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς, πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι·

ean de eipomen· Ex anthropon, o laos apas katalithasei emas, pepeismenos gar estin Ioannen propheten einai·

KJV: But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

AKJV: But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

ASV: But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

YLT: and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'

Exposition: Luke 20:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.'. 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 20:7

Greek

καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν μὴ εἰδέναι πόθεν.

kai apekrithesan me eidenai pothen.

KJV: And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

AKJV: And they answered, that they could not tell from where it was.

ASV: And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

YLT: And they answered, that they knew not whence it was ,

Exposition: Luke 20:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.'. 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 20:8

Greek

καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.

kai o Iesoys eipen aytois· Oyde ego lego ymin en poia exoysia tayta poio.

KJV: And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

AKJV: And Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

ASV: And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

YLT: and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'

Exposition: Luke 20:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do 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 20:9

Greek

Ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· ⸀Ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς.

Erxato de pros ton laon legein ten parabolen tayten· Anthropos ephyteysen ampelona, kai exedeto ayton georgois, kai apedemesen chronoys ikanoys.

KJV: Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

AKJV: Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to farmers, and went into a far country for a long time.

ASV: And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

YLT: And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

Exposition: Luke 20:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long 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 20:10

Greek

⸀καὶ καιρῷ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς δοῦλον, ἵνα ἀπὸ τοῦ καρποῦ τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ⸀δώσουσιν αὐτῷ· οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ⸂ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν δείραντες⸃ κενόν.

kai kairo apesteilen pros toys georgoys doylon, ina apo toy karpoy toy ampelonos dosoysin ayto· oi de georgoi exapesteilan ayton deirantes kenon.

KJV: And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

AKJV: And at the season he sent a servant to the farmers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.

ASV: And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

YLT: and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

Exposition: Luke 20:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.'. 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 20:11

Greek

καὶ προσέθετο ⸂ἕτερον πέμψαι⸃ δοῦλον· οἱ δὲ κἀκεῖνον δείραντες καὶ ἀτιμάσαντες ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν.

kai prosetheto eteron pempsai doylon· oi de kakeinon deirantes kai atimasantes exapesteilan kenon.

KJV: And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

AKJV: And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

ASV: And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

YLT: `And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

Exposition: Luke 20:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.'. 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 20:12

Greek

καὶ προσέθετο ⸂τρίτον πέμψαι⸃· οἱ δὲ καὶ τοῦτον τραυματίσαντες ἐξέβαλον.

kai prosetheto triton pempsai· oi de kai toyton traymatisantes exebalon.

KJV: And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

AKJV: And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

ASV: And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.

YLT: and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

Exposition: Luke 20:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.'. 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 20:13

Greek

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος· Τί ποιήσω; πέμψω τὸν υἱόν μου τὸν ἀγαπητόν· ἴσως ⸀τοῦτον ἐντραπήσονται.

eipen de o kyrios toy ampelonos· Ti poieso; pempso ton yion moy ton agapeton· isos toyton entrapesontai.

KJV: Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

AKJV: Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

ASV: And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

YLT: `And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son--the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

Exposition: Luke 20:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see 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 20:14

Greek

ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ⸀ἀλλήλους λέγοντες· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· ⸀ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία·

idontes de ayton oi georgoi dielogizonto pros alleloys legontes· Oytos estin o kleronomos· apokteinomen ayton, ina emon genetai e kleronomia·

KJV: But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

AKJV: But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

ASV: But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

YLT: and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

Exposition: Luke 20:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'. 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 20:15

Greek

καὶ ἐκβαλόντες αὐτὸν ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἀπέκτειναν. τί οὖν ποιήσει αὐτοῖς ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος;

kai ekbalontes ayton exo toy ampelonos apekteinan. ti oyn poiesei aytois o kyrios toy ampelonos;

KJV: So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

AKJV: So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

ASV: And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

YLT: and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him ; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Exposition: Luke 20:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto 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 20:16

Greek

ἐλεύσεται καὶ ἀπολέσει τοὺς γεωργοὺς τούτους, καὶ δώσει τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλοις. ἀκούσαντες δὲ εἶπαν· Μὴ γένοιτο.

eleysetai kai apolesei toys georgoys toytoys, kai dosei ton ampelona allois. akoysantes de eipan· Me genoito.

KJV: He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

AKJV: He shall come and destroy these farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

ASV: He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

YLT: He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!'

Exposition: Luke 20:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.'. 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 20:17

Greek

ὁ δὲ ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς εἶπεν· Τί οὖν ἐστιν τὸ γεγραμμένον τοῦτο· Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας;

o de emblepsas aytois eipen· Ti oyn estin to gegrammenon toyto· Lithon on apedokimasan oi oikodomoyntes, oytos egenethe eis kephalen gonias;

KJV: And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

AKJV: And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

ASV: But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected,

YLT: and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected--this became head of a corner?

Exposition: Luke 20:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?'. 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 20:18

Greek

πᾶς ὁ πεσὼν ἐπʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν λίθον συνθλασθήσεται· ἐφʼ ὃν δʼ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν.

pas o peson ep ekeinon ton lithon synthlasthesetai· eph on d an pese, likmesei ayton.

KJV: Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

AKJV: Whoever shall fall on that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. ¶

ASV: Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

YLT: every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'

Exposition: Luke 20:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.'. 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 20:19

Greek

καὶ ἐζήτησαν οἱ ⸂γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς⸃ ἐπιβαλεῖν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ⸂τὸν λαόν⸃, ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι πρὸς αὐτοὺς ⸂εἶπεν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην⸃.

kai ezetesan oi grammateis kai oi archiereis epibalein ep ayton tas cheiras en ayte te ora, kai ephobethesan ton laon, egnosan gar oti pros aytoys eipen ten parabolen tayten.

KJV: And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

AKJV: And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

ASV: And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

YLT: And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

Exposition: Luke 20:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against 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 20:20

Greek

Καὶ παρατηρήσαντες ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, ⸀ὥστε παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.

Kai parateresantes apesteilan egkathetoys ypokrinomenoys eaytoys dikaioys einai, ina epilabontai aytoy logoy, oste paradoynai ayton te arche kai te exoysia toy egemonos.

KJV: And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

AKJV: And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.

ASV: And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

YLT: And, having watched him , they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

Exposition: Luke 20:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.'. 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 20:21

Greek

καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Διδάσκαλε, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ὀρθῶς λέγεις καὶ διδάσκεις καὶ οὐ λαμβάνεις πρόσωπον, ἀλλʼ ἐπʼ ἀληθείας τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ διδάσκεις·

kai eperotesan ayton legontes· Didaskale, oidamen oti orthos legeis kai didaskeis kai oy lambaneis prosopon, all ep aletheias ten odon toy theoy didaskeis·

KJV: And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

AKJV: And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that you say and teach rightly, neither accept you the person of any, but teach the way of God truly:

ASV: And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but of a truth teachest the way of God:

YLT: and they questioned him, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;

Exposition: Luke 20:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:'. 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 20:22

Greek

ἔξεστιν ⸀ἡμᾶς Καίσαρι φόρον δοῦναι ἢ οὔ;

exestin emas Kaisari phoron doynai e oy;

KJV: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no?

AKJV: Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?

ASV: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

YLT: Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

Exposition: Luke 20:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no?'. 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 20:23

Greek

κατανοήσας δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πανουργίαν εἶπεν πρὸς ⸀αὐτούς·

katanoesas de ayton ten panoyrgian eipen pros aytoys·

KJV: But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

AKJV: But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, Why tempt you me?

ASV: But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

YLT: And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

Exposition: Luke 20:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye 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 20:24

Greek

⸀Δείξατέ μοι δηνάριον· τίνος ἔχει εἰκόνα καὶ ἐπιγραφήν; ⸀ἀποκριθέντες δὲ εἶπαν· Καίσαρος.

Deixate moi denarion· tinos echei eikona kai epigraphen; apokrithentes de eipan· Kaisaros.

KJV: Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar’s.

AKJV: Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.

ASV: Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Cæsar’s.

YLT: shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, `Of Caesar:'

Exposition: Luke 20:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar’s.'. 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 20:25

Greek

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ⸂πρὸς αὐτούς· Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε⸃ τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.

o de eipen pros aytoys· Toinyn apodote ta Kaisaros Kaisari kai ta toy theoy to theo.

KJV: And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

AKJV: And he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and to God the things which be God’s.

ASV: And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

YLT: and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

Exposition: Luke 20:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.'. 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 20:26

Greek

καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν ἐπιλαβέσθαι ⸀τοῦ ῥήματος ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ θαυμάσαντες ἐπὶ τῇ ἀποκρίσει αὐτοῦ ἐσίγησαν.

kai oyk ischysan epilabesthai toy rematos enantion toy laoy, kai thaymasantes epi te apokrisei aytoy esigesan.

KJV: And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

AKJV: And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace. ¶

ASV: And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

YLT: and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

Exposition: Luke 20:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.'. 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 20:27

Greek

Προσελθόντες δέ τινες τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, οἱ ⸀ἀντιλέγοντες ἀνάστασιν μὴ εἶναι, ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν

Proselthontes de tines ton Saddoykaion, oi antilegontes anastasin me einai, eperotesan ayton

KJV: Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

AKJV: Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

ASV: And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;

YLT: And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,

Exposition: Luke 20:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked 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 20:28

Greek

λέγοντες· Διδάσκαλε, Μωϋσῆς ἔγραψεν ἡμῖν, ἐάν τινος ἀδελφὸς ἀποθάνῃ ἔχων γυναῖκα, καὶ οὗτος ἄτεκνος ⸀ᾖ, ἵνα λάβῃ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ἐξαναστήσῃ σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.

legontes· Didaskale, Moyses egrapsen emin, ean tinos adelphos apothane echon gynaika, kai oytos ateknos e, ina labe o adelphos aytoy ten gynaika kai exanastese sperma to adelpho aytoy.

KJV: Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

AKJV: Saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

ASV: and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

YLT: saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless--that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

Exposition: Luke 20:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.'. 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 20:29

Greek

ἑπτὰ οὖν ἀδελφοὶ ἦσαν· καὶ ὁ πρῶτος λαβὼν γυναῖκα ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος·

epta oyn adelphoi esan· kai o protos labon gynaika apethanen ateknos·

KJV: There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

AKJV: There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

ASV: There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

YLT: `There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

Exposition: Luke 20:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.'. 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 20:30

Greek

καὶ ⸂ὁ δεύτερος⸃

kai o deyteros

KJV: And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

AKJV: And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

ASV: and the second:

YLT: and the second took the wife, and he died childless,

Exposition: Luke 20:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.'. 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 20:31

Greek

καὶ ὁ τρίτος ἔλαβεν ⸀αὐτήν, ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ οὐ κατέλιπον τέκνα καὶ ἀπέθανον·

kai o tritos elaben ayten, osaytos de kai oi epta oy katelipon tekna kai apethanon·

KJV: And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

AKJV: And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

ASV: and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.

YLT: and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven--they left not children, and they died;

Exposition: Luke 20:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.'. 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 20:32

Greek

ὕστερον ⸂καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἀπέθανεν⸃.

ysteron kai e gyne apethanen.

KJV: Last of all the woman died also.

AKJV: Last of all the woman died also.

ASV: Afterward the woman also died.

YLT: and last of all died also the woman:

Exposition: Luke 20:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Last of all the woman died 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 20:33

Greek

⸂ἡ γυνὴ οὖν ἐν τῇ⸃ ἀναστάσει τίνος αὐτῶν γίνεται γυνή; οἱ γὰρ ἑπτὰ ἔσχον αὐτὴν γυναῖκα.

e gyne oyn en te anastasei tinos ayton ginetai gyne; oi gar epta eschon ayten gynaika.

KJV: Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

AKJV: Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

ASV: In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.

YLT: in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? --for the seven had her as wife.'

Exposition: Luke 20:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.'. 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 20:34

Greek

⸀Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου γαμοῦσιν καὶ ⸀γαμίσκονται,

Kai eipen aytois o Iesoys· Oi yioi toy aionos toytoy gamoysin kai gamiskontai,

KJV: And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

AKJV: And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

ASV: And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

YLT: And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,

Exposition: Luke 20:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:'. 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 20:35

Greek

οἱ δὲ καταξιωθέντες τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐκείνου τυχεῖν καὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τῆς ἐκ νεκρῶν οὔτε γαμοῦσιν οὔτε ⸀γαμίζονται·

oi de kataxiothentes toy aionos ekeinoy tychein kai tes anastaseos tes ek nekron oyte gamoysin oyte gamizontai·

KJV: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

AKJV: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

ASV: but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

YLT: but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage;

Exposition: Luke 20:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:'. 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 20:36

Greek

⸀οὐδὲ γὰρ ἀποθανεῖν ἔτι δύνανται, ἰσάγγελοι γάρ εἰσιν καὶ υἱοί ⸀εἰσιν θεοῦ τῆς ἀναστάσεως υἱοὶ ὄντες.

oyde gar apothanein eti dynantai, isaggeloi gar eisin kai yioi eisin theoy tes anastaseos yioi ontes.

KJV: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

AKJV: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

ASV: for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

YLT: for neither are they able to die any more--for they are like messengers--and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.

Exposition: Luke 20:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.'. 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 20:37

Greek

ὅτι δὲ ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροὶ καὶ Μωϋσῆς ἐμήνυσεν ἐπὶ τῆς βάτου, ὡς λέγει κύριον τὸν θεὸν Ἀβραὰμ ⸀καὶ θεὸν Ἰσαὰκ ⸁καὶ θεὸν Ἰακώβ·

oti de egeirontai oi nekroi kai Moyses emenysen epi tes batoy, os legei kyrion ton theon Abraam kai theon Isaak kai theon Iakob·

KJV: Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

AKJV: Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

ASV: But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

YLT: `And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

Exposition: Luke 20:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'. 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 20:38

Greek

θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.

theos de oyk estin nekron alla zonton, pantes gar ayto zosin.

KJV: For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

AKJV: For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him. ¶

ASV: Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

YLT: and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'

Exposition: Luke 20:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto 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 20:39

Greek

ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν· Διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας·

apokrithentes de tines ton grammateon eipan· Didaskale, kalos eipas·

KJV: Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

AKJV: Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, you have well said.

ASV: And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.

YLT: And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;'

Exposition: Luke 20:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.'. 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 20:40

Greek

οὐκέτι ⸀γὰρ ἐτόλμων ἐπερωτᾶν αὐτὸν οὐδέν.

oyketi gar etolmon eperotan ayton oyden.

KJV: And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

AKJV: And after that they dared not ask him any question at all.

ASV: For they durst not any more ask him any question.

YLT: and no more durst they question him anything.

Exposition: Luke 20:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And after that they durst not ask him any question at 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 20:41

Greek

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· Πῶς λέγουσιν τὸν χριστὸν ⸂εἶναι Δαυὶδ υἱόν⸃;

Eipen de pros aytoys· Pos legoysin ton christon einai Dayid yion;

KJV: And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

AKJV: And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

ASV: And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son?

YLT: And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,

Exposition: Luke 20:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?'. 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 20:42

Greek

⸂αὐτὸς γὰρ⸃ Δαυὶδ λέγει ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν· ⸀Εἶπεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου· Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου

aytos gar Dayid legei en biblo psalmon· Eipen kyrios to kyrio moy· Kathoy ek dexion moy

KJV: And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

AKJV: And David himself says in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you on my right hand,

ASV: For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord,

YLT: and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Exposition: Luke 20:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,'. 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 20:43

Greek

ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

eos an tho toys echthroys soy ypopodion ton podon soy.

KJV: Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

AKJV: Till I make your enemies your footstool.

ASV: Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

YLT: till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;

Exposition: Luke 20:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'. 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 20:44

Greek

Δαυὶδ οὖν ⸂αὐτὸν κύριον⸃ καλεῖ, καὶ πῶς ⸂αὐτοῦ υἱός⸃ ἐστιν;

Dayid oyn ayton kyrion kalei, kai pos aytoy yios estin;

KJV: David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

AKJV: David therefore calls him Lord, how is he then his son? ¶

ASV: David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

YLT: David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'

Exposition: Luke 20:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?'. 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 20:45

Greek

Ἀκούοντος δὲ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ εἶπεν τοῖς ⸀μαθηταῖς·

Akoyontos de pantos toy laoy eipen tois mathetais·

KJV: Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

AKJV: Then in the audience of all the people he said to his disciples,

ASV: And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,

YLT: And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,

Exposition: Luke 20:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,'. 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 20:46

Greek

Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων τῶν θελόντων περιπατεῖν ἐν στολαῖς καὶ φιλούντων ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις,

Prosechete apo ton grammateon ton thelonton peripatein en stolais kai philoynton aspasmoys en tais agorais kai protokathedrias en tais synagogais kai protoklisias en tois deipnois,

KJV: Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

AKJV: Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

ASV: Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;

YLT: `Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

Exposition: Luke 20:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;'. 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 20:47

Greek

οἳ κατεσθίουσιν τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσεύχονται· οὗτοι λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.

oi katesthioysin tas oikias ton cheron kai prophasei makra proseychontai· oytoi lempsontai perissoteron krima.

KJV: Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

AKJV: Which devour widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

ASV: who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

YLT: who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

Exposition: Luke 20:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.'. 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.