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andκαὶyou will beἔσῃhappy,μακάριοςbecauseὅτιthey do notοὐκhave the meansἔχουσινto repayἀνταποδοῦναίyou;σοιforγάρyou will be repaidἀνταποδοθήσεται σοιatἐνthe resurrectionτῇ ἀναστάσειof the righteous.”τῶν δικαίων
Luke 14:14
Study it in the app“and you will be happy, because they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:14, word by word
- you will beἔσῃesēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esēi” appears- happyμακάριοςmakarios
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarios” appears- have the meansἔχουσινechousin
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echousin” appears- to repayἀνταποδοῦναίantapodounai
repay
Repay, give back in return, reward or punish.
Where else “antapodounai” appears- the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastasei
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastasei” appears- of the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōn
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaiōn” appears
The context
13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
14 · This verse (above)
15And when one of those reclining at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Happy is whoever will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
To study Luke 14 in a group
1. What it says
What excuses do the guests give for not coming to the great banquet, and whom does the master of the house invite afterward? (vv. 16-24)
2. What it means
Jesus says that whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. How does he illustrate this at the table? (vv. 7-11)
3. How I live it
Jesus suggests inviting those who cannot repay you. Whom could you invite or help without expecting anything in return? (vv. 12-14)