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Look,ἰδοὺI have givenδέδωκαyouὑμῖνthe authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανto treadτοῦ πατεῖνonἐπάνωsnakesὄφεωνandκαὶscorpions,σκορπίωνandκαὶoverἐπὶallπᾶσανthe powerτὴν δύναμινof the enemy;τοῦ ἐχθροῦandκαὶnothingοὐδὲνwill everοὐ μὴharmἀδικήσῃyou.ὑμᾶς
Luke 10:19
Study it in the app“Look, I have given you the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will ever harm you.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 10:19, word by word
- I have givenδέδωκαdedōka
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōka” appears- the authorityἐξουσίανexousian
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousian” appears- to treadπατεῖνpatein
tread, trample
Tread, walk on; trample.
Where else “patein” appears- onἐπάνωepanō
above
Higher than something, or ruling it.
Where else “epanō” appears- snakesὄφεωνopheōn
snake
Snake, serpent.
Where else “opheōn” appears- scorpionsσκορπίωνskorpiōn
scorpion
Scorpion.
Where else “skorpiōn” appears- the powerδύναμινdynamin
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamin” appears- of the enemyἐχθροῦechthrou
archenemy
The great enemy: the devil, or death.
Where else “echthrou” appears- harmἀδικήσῃadikēsēi
harm
To do harm to someone or something, injure or spoil it.
Where else “adikēsēi” appears
The context
18And he said to them, “I was watching Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 · This verse (above)
20Yet do not rejoice in this, that the spirits submit to you; but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.”
To study Luke 10 in a group
1. What it says
What question does the expert in the law ask Jesus, and how does Jesus answer with the story of the Samaritan? (vv. 25-37)
2. What it means
In the story, what do the priest, the Levite and the Samaritan each do on seeing the wounded man? How does Jesus change the question at the end? (vv. 31-36)
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Go and do likewise.” Who near you needs a concrete help today that you can actually give? (v. 37)