Nowδὲhe wasἮνteachingδιδάσκωνinἐνoneμιᾷof the synagoguesτῶν συναγωγῶνonἐνthe Sabbath.τοῖς σάββασιν
Luke 13:10
Study it in the app“Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:10, word by word
- he wasἮνĒn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “Ēn” appears- teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōn
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskōn” appears- oneμιᾷmiai
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “miai” appears- of the synagoguesσυναγωγῶνsynagōgōn
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgōn” appears- the Sabbathσάββασινsabbasin
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbasin” appears
The context
9and if it bears fruit in the future, well and good; but if not, you will cut it down.’”
10 · This verse (above)
11And look, there was a woman who had a spirit of weakness for eighteen years, and she was bent over and not able to straighten up completely.
To study Luke 13 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?