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Forὅτιifεἰinἐνthe greenτῷ ὑγρῷtreeξύλῳthey doποιοῦσινthese things,ταῦταwhatτίwill happenγένηταιinἐνthe dry?”τῷ ξηρῷ
Luke 23:31
Study it in the app“For if in the green tree they do these things, what will happen in the dry?””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 23:31, word by word
- the greenὑγρῷhygrōi
green
Green, moist, full of sap.
Where else “hygrōi” appears- treeξύλῳxylōi
tree
A large plant with a woody trunk; so is called the one that gives life in paradise.
Where else “xylōi” appears- they doποιοῦσινpoiousin
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiousin” appears- will happenγένηταιgenētai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genētai” appears- the dryξηρῷxērōi
withered
Sapless, like a tree; a "shriveled hand": without strength or life.
Where else “xērōi” appears
The context
30Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
31 · This verse (above)
32And two others, criminals, were also being led with him to be put to death.
To study Luke 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does Pilate say about Jesus, what does the crowd demand, and whom do they release? (vv. 13-25)
2. What it means
On the cross Jesus says, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (v. 34). What does he say to one of the criminals? (vv. 39-43)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked forgiveness for those who treated him badly (v. 34). Who has hurt you, and what good could you wish for that person today?