Luke 16:14 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

BSB

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ASV

And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

KJV

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Letter 121, Chapter 6 (420)

You proposed a little question about the Gospel of Luke (Chapter 16, verse 1 et seq.): Who is the steward of iniquity who is praised by the voice of the Lord? When I wanted to know the reason for this and from which source it came, I examined the volume of the Gospel, and I found among other things that, as the tax collectors and sinners approached the Saviour to hear him, the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, "Why does this one receive sinners and eat with them?" (Luke 15:2).

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 110 (444)

Being lovers of money, they repeatedly did not judge matters before them according to what was agreeable to the laws of God. On the contrary, they judged inequitably and in opposition to God's will.…Since it says that the Pharisees were lovers of money, they derided Jesus for directing them by his healthful doctrines to praiseworthy conduct and making them want saintly glories. He tells them that it was their duty to sell their possessions and distribute them to the poor.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Let us consider this, [1.] As their sin, and the fruit of their covetousness, which was their reigning sin, their own iniquity. Note, Many that make a great profession of religion, have much knowledge, and abound in the exercise of devotion, are yet ruined by the love of the world; nor does any thing harden the heart more against the word of Christ.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They derided him - Or rather, They treated him with the utmost contempt. So we may translate the original words εξεμυκτηριζον αυτον, which literally signifies, in illum emunxerunt - but must not be translated into English, unless, to come a little near it, we say, they turned up their noses at him; and why! Because they were lovers of money, and he showed them that all such were in danger of perdition.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἤκουον	Ēkouon	Were listening to	G191 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ταῦτα	tauta	these things	G3778 →
πάντα	panta	all	G3956 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Pharisees	G5330 →
φιλάργυροι	philarguroi	lovers of money	G5366 →
ὑπάρχοντες	huparchontes	being	G5225 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐξεμυκτήριζον	exemuktērizon	they were ridiculing	G1592 →
αὐτόν.	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
leads to
- Hebrews 13:5
  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- 1 Timothy 6:6–10
  Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Psalms 119:36–37
  Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Proverbs 15:16
  Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
- Proverbs 16:16
  How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Through
Matthew 23:13
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
leads to
- Luke 11:52
  Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
- Matthew 23:29
  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
Through
Luke 23:35
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
leads to
- Psalms 22:17
  I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke