Andκαὶhe saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“GoΠορευθέντεςandtellεἴπατεthatτῇ ταύτῃfox,ἀλώπεκι‘Look,ἸδοὺI cast outἐκβάλλωdemonsδαιμόνιαandκαὶperformἀποτελῶhealingsἰάσειςtodayσήμερονandκαὶtomorrow,αὔριονandκαὶon the third dayτῇ τρίτῃI am brought to completion.’τελειοῦμαι
Luke 13:32
Study it in the app“And 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.’”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:32, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “GoΠορευθέντεςPoreuthentes
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “Poreuthentes” appears- foxἀλώπεκιalōpeki
sly one
A cunning, crafty man.
Where else “alōpeki” appears- I cast outἐκβάλλωekballō
drive out
To expel someone, like demons.
Where else “ekballō” appears- demonsδαιμόνιαdaimonia
demon
An evil spirit that oppresses people.
Where else “daimonia” appears- performἀποτελῶapotelō
perform
To carry a work through to the end.
Where else “apotelō” appears- healingsἰάσειςiaseis
healing
Healing, cure.
Where else “iaseis” appears- todayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears- tomorrowαὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Tomorrow, the next day.
Where else “aurion” appears- on the third dayτρίτῃtritēi
third
The one after the second; above all, the third day.
Where else “tritēi” appears- I am brought to completion.’τελειοῦμαιteleioumai
make perfect
To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.
Where else “teleioumai” appears
The context
31In that very hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out and go from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”
32 · This verse (above)
33Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.
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?