Luke 9:52

“And he sent messengers ahead of him. And they went and entered into a village of Samaritans to prepare for him.”

Luke 9:52 · direct translation from the Greek
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Luke 9:52, word by word

he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen

send

To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.

Where else “apesteilen” appears
messengersἀγγέλουςangelous

messenger

Someone sent with a message.

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they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentes

go

To go somewhere, set out.

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and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthon

enter

To go into a house, a town or a place.

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a villageκώμηνkōmēn

village

Village, small town.

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of SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōn

Samaritan

Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.

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prepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasai

prepare

Prepare, make ready.

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The context

51Now it happened, as the days of his being taken up were being fulfilled, that he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

52 · This verse (above)

53And they did not receive him, because his face was going toward Jerusalem.

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  1. 1. What it says

    When Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”, what do the crowds say, and what does Peter answer? (vv. 18-20)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus says anyone who wants to follow him must deny themselves and take up their cross daily. What reason does he give? (vv. 23-25)

  3. 3. How I live it

    The disciples argued about who was greatest, and Jesus stood a child beside him (vv. 46-48). Whom could you give more attention to today?

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