Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word
Luke 8:16-18
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Luke.8.16 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Ουδεις: PRON,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- λυχνον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- αψας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- καλυπτει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- σκευει: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- υποκατω: ADV
- κλινης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- τιθησιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αλλ᾽επι: CONJ+PREP
- λυχνιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- τιθησιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- ινα: CONJ
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- εισπορευομενοι: PART,pres,mid,nom,pl,m
- βλεπωσιν: VERB,pres,act,subj,3,pl
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- φως: NOUN,acc,sg,n
Parallels
- Mark 4:21 (verbal): Near-verbatim parallel in Mark's Gospel using the same lamp-under-a-basket imagery; part of the Synoptic tradition of Jesus' saying about making light visible.
- Matthew 5:15 (verbal): Uses the identical lamp-and-covering image in the Sermon on the Mount to teach that believers' light must not be hidden but displayed for others to see.
- Luke 11:33 (verbal): Another Lukan occurrence of the saying within a different context in Luke, repeating the admonition not to conceal a lamp but to set it on a stand.
- John 8:12 (thematic): Thematic parallel: Jesus identifies himself as the 'light of the world,' employing light imagery to express revelation, guidance, and visible witness—echoing the purpose of the lamp image in Luke 8:16.
Alternative generated candidates
- No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.
- No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bushel; instead they set it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
Luke.8.17 - Details
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Morphology
- ου: PART,neg
- γαρ: PART
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- κρυπτον: ADJ,nom,sg,n
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- ου: PART,neg
- φανερον: ADJ,acc,sg,n
- γενησεται: VERB,fut,mid,ind,3,sg
- ουδε: CONJ,neg
- αποκρυφον: ADJ,nom,sg,n
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- ου: PART,neg
- μη: PART
- γνωσθη: VERB,aor,pass,subj,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- εις: PREP
- φανερον: ADJ,acc,sg,n
- ελθη: VERB,aor,act,subj,3,sg
Parallels
- Mark 4:22 (verbal): Near-identical saying in Mark's parallel parable: 'For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed,' matching Luke's wording and meaning.
- Matthew 10:26 (quotation): Jesus' instruction to not fear because 'there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed,' the same formula used to urge openness and courage.
- Luke 12:2-3 (verbal): Luke repeats the line about nothing covered that will not be revealed within a teaching about speech and final disclosure, closely echoing 8:17.
- John 3:20-21 (thematic): John contrasts deeds done in darkness with those done in the light, sharing the theme that hidden actions are ultimately exposed.
- Romans 2:16 (allusion): Paul speaks of God judging 'the secrets of men,' reflecting the motif that hidden things are disclosed at final judgment.
Alternative generated candidates
- For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything secret that will not become known and come to light.
- For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything concealed that will not come to light.
Luke.8.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- βλεπετε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- ουν: CONJ
- πως: ADV
- ακουετε·ος: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- αν: PART
- γαρ: PART
- εχη: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- δοθησεται: VERB,fut,pass,ind,3,sg
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- ος: PRON,nom,sg,m
- αν: PART
- μη: PART
- εχη: VERB,pres,act,subj,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- δοκει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- εχειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- αρθησεται: VERB,fut,pass,ind,3,sg
- απ᾽αυτου: PREP+PRON,gen,sg,3,m
Parallels
- Matthew 13:12 (verbal): Nearly identical wording: 'For whoever has will be given more, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.' Same principle about receptivity and increase.
- Mark 4:25 (verbal): Parallel saying in Mark: 'For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.' Verbal parallel within the Synoptic tradition.
- Matthew 25:29 (thematic): In the Parable of the Talents: 'For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have abundance.' Applies the same principle of stewardship and increase to faithful use of gifts.
- Luke 19:26 (verbal): Luke's usage in the Parable of the Ten Minas echoes the exact formula: 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given...' Same Lukan theme of reward and loss tied to use of entrusted resources.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore take care how you listen. For to the one who has, more will be given; and from the one who has not, even what they think they have will be taken away.
- Therefore take care how you hear. For to the one who has, more will be given; but from the one who has not, even what he thinks he has will be taken away.
No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those entering may see the light.
For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything concealed that will not be made known and come to light.
Be careful, then, how you hear; for to anyone who has, more will be given, and from anyone who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away.