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InἘνthat veryαὐτῇ τῇhourὥρᾳsomeτινεςPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιcame,προσῆλθάνsayingλέγοντεςto him,αὐτῷ“Get outἜξελθεandκαὶgoπορεύουfrom here,ἐντεῦθενbecauseὅτιHerodἩρῴδηςwantsθέλειto killἀποκτεῖναιyou.”σε
Luke 13:31
Study it in the app“In that very hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out and go from here, because Herod wants to kill you.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:31, word by word
- hourὥρᾳhōrai
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrai” appears- PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- cameπροσῆλθάνprosēlthan
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “prosēlthan” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “Get outἜξελθεExelthe
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “Exelthe” appears- goπορεύουporeuou
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuou” appears- from hereἐντεῦθενenteuthen
from here
From this place.
Where else “enteuthen” appears- HerodἩρῴδηςHērōidēs
Herod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidēs” appears- wantsθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai
kill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinai” appears
The context
30And look, there are some last who will be first, and there are some first who will be last.”
31 · This verse (above)
32And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look, I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I am brought to completion.’
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?