Luke

Luke 9:62

⁶²Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
declared	Εἶπεν	Eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
No one	Οὐδεὶς	Oudeis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
who puts	ἐπιβαλὼν	epibalōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1911 I throw upon, lay, strike upon
hand	χεῖρα	cheira	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
to	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
plow	ἄροτρον	arotron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G723 a plow
and then	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
looks	βλέπων	blepōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G991 I look, see
back	ὀπίσω	opisō	Adverb	G3694 behind, after
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
fit	εὔθετός	euthetos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2111 suitable, fit, useful
for the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείᾳ	basileia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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