Luke
Luke 16:9
9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| use | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| worldly | ἀδικίας | adikias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
| wealth | μαμωνᾶ | mamōna | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3126 riches, money, possessions |
| to make | ποιήσατε | poiēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| friends | φίλους | philous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5384 friendly, a friend |
| for yourselves | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| when | ὅταν | hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| it is gone | ἐκλίπῃ | eklipē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1587 I fail utterly, cease, die |
| they will welcome | δέξωνται | dexōntai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| eternal | αἰωνίους | aiōnious | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G166 eternal, unending |
| dwellings | σκηνάς | skēnas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4633 a tent, tabernacle |
Cross-references
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Matthew 19:21 · Daniel 4:27 · Matthew 6:24 · 1 Timothy 6:17–19 · Proverbs 19:17 · Luke 16:11 · Luke 14:14 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Luke 12:33 · Isaiah 58:7–8 · Luke 16:13 · Luke 11:41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.