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Andκαὶallπᾶςthe peopleὁ λαὸςwould come early in the morningὤρθριζενtoπρὸςhimαὐτὸνinἐνthe templeτῷ ἱερῷto hearἀκούεινhim.αὐτοῦ
Luke 21:38
Study it in the app“And all the people would come early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 21:38, word by word
- the peopleλαὸςlaos
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laos” appears- would come early in the morningὤρθριζενōrthrizen
get up early
Get up early in the morning.
Where else “ōrthrizen” appears- the templeἱερῷhierōi
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierōi” appears- to hearἀκούεινakouein
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouein” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts place after this verse the account of the woman caught in adultery (John 7:53–8:11).
The context
37Now during the days he was teaching in the temple, but at night he would go out and spend the night on the mount called the Mount of Olives.
38 · This verse (above)
To study Luke 21 in a group
1. What it says
How much did the poor widow put into the offering box, and what does Jesus say about what the rich people gave? (vv. 1-4)
2. What it means
Jesus says the widow put in more than all of them. What is Jesus looking at when he sees an offering? (vv. 3-4)
3. How I live it
Jesus said, “Be careful that your hearts are not weighed down by the worries of this life” (v. 34). What worry could you set down today?