Study it in the app“And he answered and said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were sinners more than all the other Galileans because they have suffered these things?”
Jesus denies that those struck by tragedy were worse sinners than othersSuffering and Trials
Andκαὶhe answeredἀποκριθεὶςand saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Do you thinkΔοκεῖτεthatὅτιtheseοὗτοιGalileansοἱ Γαλιλαῖοιwereἐγένοντοsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶmore thanπαρὰallπάνταςthe other Galileansτοὺς Γαλιλαίουςbecauseὅτιthey have sufferedπεπόνθασινthese things?ταῦτα
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsthink
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “Dokeite” appearsGalilean
Galilean, from Galilee.
Where else “Galilaioi” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenonto” appearssinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōloi” appearssuffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “peponthasin” appears1Now there were present at that very time some who were reporting to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
2 · This verse (above)
3No, I tell you; but unless you change your minds, you will all likewise perish.
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?
