Luke
Luke 19:22
22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| replied | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| wicked | πονηρὲ | ponēre | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| servant | δοῦλε | doule | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G1401 a male slave |
| I will judge | κρίνω | krinō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| you | σε | se | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| by | Ἐκ | Ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| you knew | ᾔδεις | ēdeis | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a harsh | αὐστηρός | austēros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G840 grim, severe, strict, exacting |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| withdrawing | αἴρων | airōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G142 I raise, lift up |
| what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I did not deposit | ἔθηκα | ethēka | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| reaping | θερίζων | therizōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2325 I reap, gather |
| what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I did not sow | ἔσπειρα | espeira | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 12:37 · 2 Samuel 1:16 · Matthew 22:12 · Job 15:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.