Luke
Luke 18:29–30
29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30will fail to receive many times more in this age — and in the age to come, eternal life.”
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Luke 18:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | Ἀμὴν | Amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| 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 |
| replied | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| no one | οὐδείς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| has left | ἀφῆκεν | aphēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| home | οἰκίαν | oikian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3614 a house, household |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| wife | γυναῖκα | gynaika | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| parents | γονεῖς | goneis | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1118 a parent |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| for the sake of | ἕνεκεν | heneken | Preposition | G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείας | basileias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Luke 18:30
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| will fail to receive | ἀπολάβῃ | apolabē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G618 I get back, receive back |
| many times more | πολλαπλασίονα | pollaplasiona | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4179 many times more, manifold |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| age | καιρῷ | kairō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| age | αἰῶνι | aiōni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| to come | ἐρχομένῳ | erchomenō | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 18:29 Mark 10:29–31 · Matthew 10:37–39 · Luke 14:26–28 · Matthew 19:28–30 · Deuteronomy 33:9
Luke 18:30 Job 42:10 · Revelation 2:17 · Hebrews 13:5–6 · Matthew 12:32 · Luke 12:31–32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.