Luke
Luke 12:30
30For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμου | kosmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| strive after | ἐπιζητοῦσιν | epizētousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1934 I seek after, desire, search for |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| knows | οἶδεν | oiden | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you need | χρῄζετε | chrēzete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5535 I need |
| them | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 6:32 · Matthew 6:8 · Ephesians 4:17 · Luke 12:32 · 1 Thessalonians 4:5 · Matthew 18:14 · 1 Peter 4:2–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.