Study it in the app“And he said to them, “You are the ones who declare yourselves righteous before people, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among people is an abomination before God.”
Andκαὶhe saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“YouὙμεῖςareἐστεthe ones who declareοἱ δικαιοῦντεςyourselvesἑαυτοὺςrighteousδικαιοῦντεςbeforeἐνώπιονpeople,τῶν ἀνθρώπωνbutδὲGodὁ θεὸςknowsγινώσκειyour hearts;τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶνforὅτιwhat isτὸexaltedὑψηλὸνamongἐνpeopleἀνθρώποιςisan abominationβδέλυγμαbeforeἐνώπιονGod.τοῦ θεοῦ
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appearsjustify
To show that someone is in the right.
Where else “dikaiountes” appearsbefore, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsknow
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskei” appearsheart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appearslofty
What people think great; proud.
Where else “hypsēlon” appearsabomination
Abomination, something detestable in God's eyes.
Where else “bdelygma” appears14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and they were ridiculing him.
15 · This verse (above)
16The law and the prophets were until John; since then the kingdom of God is being proclaimed as good news, and everyone forces his way into it.
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?
