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Nowδὲit happenedἘγένετοinἐνtheseταύταιςdaysταῖς ἡμέραιςthatheαὐτὸνwent outἐξελθεῖνtoεἰςthe mountainτὸ ὄροςto pray,προσεύξασθαιandκαὶhe spent the whole nightἦν διανυκτερεύωνinἐνprayerτῇ προσευχῇto God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Luke 6:12
Study it in the app“Now it happened in these days that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 6:12, word by word
- it happenedἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears- went outἐξελθεῖνexelthein
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthein” appears- the mountainὄροςoros
mountain
Mountain, hill.
Where else “oros” appears- to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthai
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxasthai” appears- he spent the whole nightἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- he spent the whole nightδιανυκτερεύωνdianyktereuōn
spend the night
Spend the whole night.
Where else “dianyktereuōn” appears- prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēi
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchēi” appears- to Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
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The choosing of the twelve
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Luke 6:12-16
12Now it happened in these days that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. 13And when day came, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles: 14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew and Thomas and James son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16and Judas son of James and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
1And calling to himself his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to drive them out and to heal every disease and every sickness. 2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over.
13And he goes up onto the mountain and summons those whom he himself wanted, and they came to him. 14And he appointed twelve, so that they might be with him and so that he might send them out to proclaim 15and to have authority to drive out the demons. 16And he appointed the Twelve: and he gave Simon the name Peter; 17and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave them the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder); 18and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaean 19and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over.
The context
11But they were filled with senseless rage, and were discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
12 · This verse (above)
13And when day came, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:
To study Luke 6 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus tell his hearers to do with their enemies, with those who curse them, and with those who ask them for something? (vv. 27-30)
2. What it means
Jesus says the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart (v. 45). What connection does he see between who we are inside and what we do?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Do not judge.” In what situation this week could you answer someone with compassion instead of judgment? (vv. 36-37)