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Luke 16:9

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Luke 16:9
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω· ἑαυτοῖς ποιήσατε φίλους ἐκ τοῦ μαμωνᾶ τῆς ἀδικίας, ἵνα ὅταν ἐκλίπῃ δέξωνται ὑμᾶς εἰς τὰς αἰωνίους σκηνάς.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  3. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. λέγω·legō“say;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. ἑαυτοῖςhe'autois“for yourselves”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  6. ποιήσατεpoiēsate“do make”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  7. φίλουςphilous“friends”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from φίλος · “friendly/friend” · Strong's G5384
  8. ἐκek“by”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  9. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. μαμωνᾶmamōna“wealth”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from μαμμωνᾶς · “wealth” · Strong's G3126
  11. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἀδικίας,adikias“of unrighteousness,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀδικία · “unrighteousness” · Strong's G0093
  13. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  14. ὅτανhotan“when”
    Conjunction · “when(-ever)” · Strong's G3752
  15. ἐκλίπῃeklipē“it may fail”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἐκλείπω · “to fail” · Strong's G1587
  16. δέξωνταιdexōntai“they may receive”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
  17. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  19. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. αἰωνίουςaiōnious“eternal”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
  21. σκηνάς.skēnas“dwellings.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from σκηνή · “tent” · Strong's G4633
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)