Luke 13:25
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:”
ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
ἐγείρω
may have risen up
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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οἰκοδεσπότης
master of the house
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οἰκοδεσπότης
Master of the house, head of household. Oikodespótēs. The master of the house determines what enters, what remains, and what is cast out. Know who holds authority in your home.
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θύρα
door
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θύρα
Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.
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ἔξω
outside
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ἔξω
Outside, beyond, out of doors. Exō. Jesus suffered outside the gate, bearing reproach beyond the camp. Go to him there. Leave the comfort of the familiar.
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ἵστημι
to have stood
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ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
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κρούω
to knock
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κρούω
To knock. Krouo. Knock and the door will be opened. Persistence in prayer is not lack of faith. It is an expression of it. Keep knocking. He answers those who persist.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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κύριος
lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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μέ
to us;
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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ῥέω
will say
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ῥέω
To utter, to speak, to say. Rhéō. Words are not passive; they carry weight and shape reality. Speak with intention.
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πόθεν
from where
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πόθεν
From where, from what source. Póthen. Jesus used this word to expose what could not be answered: where does authority come from, where does the wind go. The origin of a thing reveals its nature. Trace everything back to its source.
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εἰμί
are;
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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