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Andκαὶthey did notοὐκreceiveἐδέξαντοhim,αὐτόνbecauseὅτιhis faceτὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦwasἦνgoingπορευόμενονtowardεἰςJerusalem.Ἰερουσαλήμ
Luke 9:53
Study it in the app“And they did not receive him, because his face was going toward Jerusalem.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 9:53, word by word
- receiveἐδέξαντοedexanto
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “edexanto” appears- his faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- goingπορευόμενονporeuomenon
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuomenon” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
52And he sent messengers ahead of him. And they went and entered into a village of Samaritans to prepare for him.
53 · This verse (above)
54And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
To study Luke 9 in a group
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. 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. 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?