Study it in the app“Remember Lot’s wife.”
RememberμνημονεύετεLot’sΛώτwife.τῆς γυναικὸς
Jesus says: “Remember Lot’s wife”; Genesis 19:26 tells that she looked back and became a pillar of salt.
The same term appears in both passages.
remember
To keep something in mind.
Where else “mnēmoneuete” appearsLot
Lot, Abraham's nephew, rescued from Sodom.
Where else “Lōt” appearswife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaikos” appears31On that day, the one who is on the housetop, and his goods in the house, must not come down to take them; and likewise the one in the field must not turn back to the things behind.
32 · This verse (above)
33Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will keep it alive.
1. What it says
Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)
2. What it means
Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?
3. How I live it
Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?
