Luke
Luke 12:33
33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sell | Πωλήσατε | Pōlēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4453 I sell |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| possessions | ὑπάρχοντα | hyparchonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| give | δότε | dote | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1325 I offer, give |
| to the poor | ἐλεημοσύνην | eleēmosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1654 alms-giving, charity |
| Provide | ποιήσατε | poiēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| yourselves | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| purses | βαλλάντια | ballantia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G905 a purse, money-bag |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| wear out | παλαιούμενα | palaioumena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3822 I make old, declare obsolete |
| an inexhaustible | ἀνέκλειπτον | anekleipton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G413 unfailing |
| treasure | θησαυρὸν | thēsauron | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2344 a treasure, store |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| thief | κλέπτης | kleptēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2812 a thief |
| approaches | ἐγγίζει | engizei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1448 I come near, approach |
| no | οὐδὲ | oude | Conjunction | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| moth | σὴς | sēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4597 a moth |
| destroys | διαφθείρει | diaphtheirei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1311 I destroy, waste, corrupt |
Cross-references
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Matthew 19:21 · Acts 2:45 · Acts 4:34–35 · Luke 18:22 · Matthew 6:19–21 · Luke 16:9 · Luke 12:21 · 1 Timothy 6:17–19 · Haggai 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 8:2 · James 5:1–3 · Luke 11:41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.