Luke 22:25
So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.
KJV
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
⋯
Commentary
3 voicesVoices on this verse
loading…Original language & word study
16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| εἶπεν | eipen | He said | G2036 → |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → |
| οἱ | hoi | The | G3588 → |
| βασιλεῖς | basileis | kings | G935 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| ἐθνῶν | ethnōn | Gentiles | G1484 → |
| κυριεύουσιν | kurieuousin | rule over | G2961 → |
| αὐτῶν, | autōn | them, | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → |
| ἐξουσιάζοντες | exousiazontes | exercising authority over | G1850 → |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | them | G846 → |
| εὐεργέται | euergetai | benefactors | G2110 → |
| καλοῦνται. | kalountai | are called. | G2564 → |
The walk
Featured studies on this passage
On Luke 22:25
Prayer in Luke — Jesus at Every Hinge
Open the study →
Walks through Luke 22
The Covenants
Six covenants in succession, cumulative rather than replacing. Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, New. Each narrowing the line of promise while widening the scope of fulfillment.
Open the study →
Walks through Luke 22
Gethsemane (The Garden Called the Oil Press) · MannaFest
Open the study →
Walks through Luke 22
Passover
The night a lamb's blood turned judgment aside — and the Lamb it was always drawing toward.
Open the study →
Walks through Luke 22
Peter's Denial — Matthew 26 · Mark 14 · Luke 22 · John 18
Open the study →
Walks through Luke 22
The Suffering Servant
Isaiah 52:13–53:12 — the single most extensive and specific messianic prophecy in the Old Testament, preserved in a scroll that predates Christ by more than a century.
Open the study →
About Luke
