Luke 19:31
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.”
λύω
To loose, to set free, to destroy. Luo. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil. The works of darkness are being undone.
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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ἔχω
has.’
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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χρεία
need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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τίς
why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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διά
Because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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ἐρωτάω
shall ask;
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ἐρωτάω
to interrogate; by implication, to request
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ῥέω
will you say
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ῥέω
to utter, i.e. speak or say
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