Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Luke 16:31

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

KJV

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ· εἰ Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ πεισθήσονται.

Greek NT

Ait autem illi : Si Moysen et prophetas non audiunt, neque si quis ex mortuis resurrexerit, credent.

Vulgate

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.

ASV

And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νεκρός
nekros
adjective · 128×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
πείθω
peitho
verb · 52×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Parable

Historic Christian voices

4 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…
Proofs from the plain testimony of Moses, and of the other prophets, whose words are the words of Christ, that there is But one God, the founder of the world, whom Our Lord preached, and whom He called His Father. 1. Moses, therefore, making a recapitulation of the whole law, which he had received from the Creator (Demiurge), thus speaks in Deuteronomy: Give ear, O you heavens,…

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 20:20 — And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the L
  • 2Cor 4:3 — But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
  • 2Cor 5:11 — Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
  • Acts 19:8 — And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
  • Acts 26:28 — Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
  • Acts 28:23 — And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, a
  • Gal 3:19 — Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
  • John 4:48 — Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
  • John 5:39 — Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
  • John 5:47 — But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
  • John 6:36 — But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
  • John 11:43 — And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
  • John 12:10 — But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
  • John 12:10 — But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
  • John 12:37 — But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
  • Luke 16:16 — The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
  • Mark 16:13 — And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
  • Prov 13:13 — Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
  • Ps 78:32 — For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.