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And ifεἰ δὲnot,μήγεwhile heαὐτοῦisὄντοςstillἔτιfar away,πόρρωhe sendsἀποστείλαςa delegationπρεσβείανandasks forἐρωτᾷthe termsτὰ πρὸςof peace.εἰρήνην
Luke 14:32
Study it in the app“And if not, while he is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace.”
Jesus says to sit down and count the cost, with a tower and a king as examplesFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:32, word by word
- isὄντοςontos
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ontos” appears- far awayπόρρωporrō
far
Far away.
Where else “porrō” appears- he sendsἀποστείλαςaposteilas
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “aposteilas” appears- a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeian
delegation
Delegation, a group of envoys.
Where else “presbeian” appears- asks forἐρωτᾷerōtai
ask
To want to know something and turn to another so they tell it.
Where else “erōtai” appears- of peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēn
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appears
The context
31Or what king, going to encounter another king in war, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 · This verse (above)
33So then, every one of you who does not renounce all his own possessions 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)