Luke Chapter 16 verse 31 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) If they hear not Moses and the prophets.--We are accustomed, rightly enough, to look on our Lord's own Resurrection as leading to the great fulfilment of these words. We should not forget, however, that there was another fulfilment more immediately following on them. In a few weeks, or even days, according to the best harmonists, tidings came that Lazarus of Bethany was sick (John 11:1). In yet a few days more that Lazarus did "rise from the dead;" cured, we may believe, of whatever love of this world's good things had checked his spiritual growth, a witness of the power of Christ to raise, as from the shadow-world of Hades, so also from the darkness of spiritual death to newness of life. And yet that wonder also brought about no repentance, Scribes and Pharisees, and Sadducees and priests simply took counsel together that they might put Lazarus also to death (John 12:10). We can hardly believe the coincidence of name and fact in this instance to have been undesigned.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekThenδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.[Abraham] saidΕἶπεν (Eipen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.to him,αὐτῷ (autō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.‘IfΕἰ (Ei)ConjunctionStrong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.they do not listen toἀκούουσιν (akouousin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.MosesΜωϋσέως (Mōuseōs)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3475: Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. theτῶν (tōn)Article - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.prophets,προφητῶν (prophētōn)Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.they will not be persuaded evenπεισθήσονται (peisthēsontai)Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 3982: A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.ifἐάν (ean)ConjunctionStrong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.someoneτις (tis)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.risesἀναστῇ (anastē)Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.fromἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.[the] dead.’”νεκρῶν (nekrōn)Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.Jump to PreviousAbraham Attention Believe Convinced Dead Deaf Hear Led Moses Moved Persuaded Prophets Rise Rises Rose Someone