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Butδὲhe saidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘IfΕἰthey do notοὐκlisten toἀκούουσινMosesΜωϋσέωςandκαὶthe prophets,τῶν προφητῶνneitherοὐδ’will they be convincedπεισθήσονταιeven ifἐάνsomeoneτιςrisesἀναστῇfromἐκthe dead.’”νεκρῶν
Luke 16:31
Study it in the app“But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:31, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- listen toἀκούουσινakouousin
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouousin” appears- MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōyseōs” appears- the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōn
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētōn” appears- will they be convincedπεισθήσονταιpeisthēsontai
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “peisthēsontai” appears- risesἀναστῇanastēi
rise
To come back to life.
Where else “anastēi” appears- the dead.’νεκρῶνnekrōn
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrōn” appears
The context
30But he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will change their minds.’
31 · This verse (above)
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?