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Nowδὲlargeπολλοίcrowdsὄχλοιwere traveling withΣυνεπορεύοντοhim;αὐτῷandκαὶturning,στραφεὶςhe saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς
Luke 14:25
Study it in the app“Now large crowds were traveling with him; and turning, he said to them,”
Jesus says to sit down and count the cost, with a tower and a king as examplesFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:25, word by word
- largeπολλοίpolloi
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “polloi” appears- crowdsὄχλοιochloi
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochloi” appears- were traveling withΣυνεπορεύοντοSyneporeuonto
go along
Walk at someone's side.
Where else “Syneporeuonto” appears- turningστραφεὶςstrapheis
turn around
To face round toward someone.
Where else “strapheis” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears
The context
24For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.”
25 · This verse (above)
26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even his own life as well, he cannot be my disciple.
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)