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Luke 22:25

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

KJV

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν κυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ ἐξουσιάζοντες αὐτῶν εὐεργέται καλοῦνται.

Greek NT

Dixit autem eis : Reges gentium dominantur eorum : et qui potestatem habent super eos, benefici vocantur.

Vulgate

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

ASV

And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they that have power over them are called beneficent.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εὐεργέτης
euergetes
noun · 1×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
κυριεύω
kurieuo
verb · 7×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
ἐξουσιάζω
exousiazo
verb · 4×
ἔθνος
ethnos
noun · 162×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Mark 10:41 — And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
  • Mark 10:42 — But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
  • Matt 20:25 — But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
  • Matt 20:25 — But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.