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forγὰρI haveἔχωfiveπέντεbrothersἀδελφούς—so thatὅπωςhe may testifyδιαμαρτύρηταιto them,αὐτοῖςso thatἵναtheyαὐτοὶalsoκαὶmay notμὴcomeἔλθωσινtoεἰςthisτὸν τοῦτονplaceτόπονof torment.’τῆς βασάνου
Luke 16:28
Study it in the app“for I have five brothers —so that he may testify to them, so that they also may not come to this place of torment.’”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:28, word by word
- I haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- fiveπέντεpente
five
Five.
Where else “pente” appears- brothersἀδελφούςadelphous
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphous” appears- he may testifyδιαμαρτύρηταιdiamartyrētai
testify
To declare something in all seriousness.
Where else “diamartyrētai” appears- comeἔλθωσινelthōsin
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōsin” appears- placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- of torment.’βασάνουbasanou
torment
Torment, severe pain.
Where else “basanou” appears
The context
27And he said, ‘Then I ask you, father, to send him to my father’s house —
28 · This verse (above)
29But Abraham says, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them.’
To study Luke 16 in a group
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?