Luke 2:35
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
ψυχή
soul
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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διαλογισμός
the] thoughts.
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διαλογισμός
Thought, reasoning, consideration. Dialogismos. Out of the heart come evil thoughts. What we allow to live in our minds shapes what comes out in our words and actions.
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ῥομφαία
a sword —
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ῥομφαία
Sword. Rhomphaia. A sword will pierce your own soul too. Simeon said this to Mary. Following God does not protect from pain. It gives meaning and purpose to it.
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πολύς
many
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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ὅπως
so that
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ὅπως
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
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διέρχομαι
will go through
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διέρχομαι
to traverse (literally)
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