Luke 11:13

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Luke 11:13
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Original language (Greek)

εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὑπάρχοντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ δώσει πνεῦμα ἅγιον τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν.

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. πονηροὶponēroi“evil”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
  5. ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontes“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
  6. οἴδατεoidate“you know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  7. δόματαdomata“gifts”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δόμα · “gift” · Strong's G1390
  8. ἀγαθὰagatha“good”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  9. διδόναιdidonai“to give”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  10. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. τέκνοιςteknois“children”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  12. ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. πόσῳposō“how much”
    Correlative or interrogative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from πόσος · “how much/many” · Strong's G4214
  14. μᾶλλονmallon“more”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123G
  15. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. πατὴρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  17. ὁho“who [is]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ἐξex“in”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  19. οὐρανοῦouranou“heaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  20. δώσειdōsei“will give”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  21. πνεῦμαpneuma“[the] Spirit”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  22. ἅγιονhagion“Holy”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  23. τοῖςtois“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. αἰτοῦσινaitousin“asking”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
  25. αὐτόν.auton“Him!”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)