Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Luke 16:30

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

KJV

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· οὐχί, πάτερ Ἀβραάμ, ἀλλ’ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν.

Greek NT

At ille dixit : Non, pater Abraham : sed si quis ex mortuis ierit ad eos, pœnitentiam agent.

Vulgate

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.

ASV

But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μετανοέω
metanoeo
verb · 34×
νεκρός
nekros
adjective · 128×
οὐχί
ouchi
particle · 53×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
πορεύομαι
poreuomai
verb · 155×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
Ἀβραάμ
abraam
noun · 73×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Parable

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1859Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God's law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart133 do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
§2831But the presence of those who hunger because they lack bread opens up another profound meaning of this petition. the drama of hunger in the world calls Christians who pray sincerely to exercise responsibility toward their brethren, both in their personal behavior and in their solidarity with the human family. This petition of the Lord's Prayer cannot be isolated from the parabl…

Cross-references

  • Luke 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto
  • Luke 13:3 — I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
  • Luke 13:5 — I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
  • Luke 16:24 — And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
  • Luke 16:24 — And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
  • Matt 3:2 — And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  • Rev 16:9 — And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.