Luke 12:28

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{ "verseID": "Luke.12.28", "source": "Εἰ δὲ τὸν χόρτον, ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ σήμερον ὄντα, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον· ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;", "text": "If *de* the *chorton*, in the *agrō* today *onta*, and tomorrow into *klibanon* *ballomenon*; the *Theos* thus *amphiennusin* *posō* *mallon* you, *oligopistoi*?", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*chorton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - grass/hay", "*agrō*": "dative, masculine, singular - field", "*onta*": "present participle active, accusative, masculine, singular - being/existing", "*klibanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - oven/furnace", "*ballomenon*": "present participle passive, accusative, masculine, singular - being thrown/cast", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*amphiennusin*": "present indicative active, 3rd person singular - clothes/dresses", "*posō*": "dative, neuter, singular - by how much", "*mallon*": "comparative adverb - more/rather", "*oligopistoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - of little faith" }, "variants": { "*chorton*": "grass/hay/herbage/vegetation", "*agrō*": "field/countryside", "*klibanon*": "oven/furnace", "*ballomenon*": "being thrown/cast/put", "*amphiennusin*": "clothes/dresses/arrays", "*oligopistoi*": "of little faith/little believing ones" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰ δὲ τὸν χόρτον, ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ σήμερον ὄντα, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον· ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;

Transliteration

If de the chorton, in the agrō today onta, and tomorrow into klibanon ballomenon; the Theos thus amphiennusin posō mallon you, oligopistoi?

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *chorton*: accusative, masculine, singular - grass/hay
• *agrō*: dative, masculine, singular - field
• *onta*: present participle active, accusative, masculine, singular - being/existing
• *klibanon*: accusative, masculine, singular - oven/furnace
• *ballomenon*: present participle passive, accusative, masculine, singular - being thrown/cast
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *amphiennusin*: present indicative active, 3rd person singular - clothes/dresses
• *posō*: dative, neuter, singular - by how much
• *mallon*: comparative adverb - more/rather
• *oligopistoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - of little faith

Word Meanings

• *chorton*: grass/hay/herbage/vegetation
• *agrō*: field/countryside
• *klibanon*: oven/furnace
• *ballomenon*: being thrown/cast/put
• *amphiennusin*: clothes/dresses/arrays
• *oligopistoi*: of little faith/little believing ones

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you—O you of little faith!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} if{G1487} God{G2316} doth so{G3779} clothe{G294} the grass{G5528} in{G1722} the field,{G68} which to-day{G4594} is,{G5607} and{G2532} to-morrow{G839} is cast{G906} into{G1519} the oven;{G2823} how much{G4214} more{G3123} [shall he clothe] you,{G5209} O ye of little faith?{G3640}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  If{G1487} then{G1161} God{G2316} so{G3779} clothe{G294}{(G5719)} the grass{G5528}, which{G5607}{(G5752)} is to day{G4594} in{G1722} the field{G68}, and{G2532} to morrow{G839} is cast{G906}{(G5746)} into{G1519} the oven{G2823}; how much{G4214} more{G3123} will he clothe you{G5209}, O ye of little faith{G3640}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf the grasse which is todaye in the felde and tomorowe shalbe cast into the fornace God so clothe: how moche moore will he clothe you o ye endued wt litell faith?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore yf God so cloth the grasse, yt is to daye in ye felde, and tomorow shalbe cast in to the fornace, how moch more shal he clothe you, o ye of litle faith?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If God so clothe the grasse, whiche is to daye in the fielde, and to morowe is cast into the furnasse, howe much more wyll he clothe you, O ye of litle fayth?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more› [will he clothe] ‹you, O ye of little faith?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you -- ye of little faith?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more `shall he clothe' you, O ye of little faith?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

Referenced Verses

• Matt 14:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Matthew.14.31", "source": "Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα, ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ὀλιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας;", "text": "But *eutheōs* the *Iēsous* *ekteinas* the *cheira*, *epelabeto* of him, and *legei* to him, *Oligopiste*, for what *edistasas*?", "grammar": { "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*ekteinas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having stretched out", "*cheira*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hand", "*epelabeto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - took hold", "*legei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - says", "*Oligopiste*": "vocative, masculine, singular - little faith", "*edistasas*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you doubted" }, "variants": { "*eutheōs*": "immediately/at once", "*ekteinas*": "having stretched out/extended", "*epelabeto*": "took hold of/seized/grasped", "*Oligopiste*": "one of little faith/you of little faith", "*edistasas*": "you doubted/wavered/hesitated" } }
• Matt 17:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Matthew.17.20", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν ὑμῶν: ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, Μετάβηθι ἔντεῦθεν ἐκεῖ· καὶ μεταβήσεται· καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν.", "text": "The *de* *Iēsous* *eipen* to them, Through the *apistian* of you: *amēn* *gar* *legō* to you, If *echēte* *pistin* as *kokkon* *sinapeōs*, *ereite* to the *orei* to this, *Metabēthi* *enteuthen* *ekei*; and *metabēsetai*; and *ouden* *adynatēsei* to you.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*apistian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - unbelief", "*amēn*": "Hebrew word used as adverb - truly/verily", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*echēte*": "present, active, subjunctive, 2nd plural - you have/might have", "*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith", "*kokkon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - grain/seed", "*sinapeōs*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of mustard", "*ereite*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd plural - you will say", "*orei*": "dative, neuter, singular - mountain", "*Metabēthi*": "aorist, active, imperative, 2nd singular - move/depart", "*enteuthen*": "adverb - from here", "*ekei*": "adverb - there", "*metabēsetai*": "future, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - it will move", "*ouden*": "nominative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*adynatēsei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will be impossible" }, "variants": { "*apistian*": "unbelief/lack of faith/faithlessness", "*amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*pistin*": "faith/trust/belief", "*kokkon*": "grain/seed", "*sinapeōs*": "of mustard/mustard plant", "*Metabēthi*": "move/depart/be removed", "*metabēsetai*": "it will move/it will be removed", "*adynatēsei*": "will be impossible/will be unable" } }
• Luke 8:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Luke.8.25", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν; Φοβηθέντες δὲ ἐθαύμασαν, λέγοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν! ὅτι καὶ τοῖς ἀνέμοις ἐπιτάσσει καὶ τῷ ὕδατι, καὶ ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Eipen* *de* to them, Where *estin* the *pistis* of you? *Phobēthentes* *de* *ethaumasan*, *legontes* *pros* *allēlous*, Who *ara* this *estin*! that also to the *anemois* *epitassei* and to the *hydati*, and *hypakouousin* him.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*pistis*": "nominative feminine singular - faith/belief/trust", "*Phobēthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been afraid/feared", "*ethaumasan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they marveled/were amazed", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*allēlous*": "accusative masculine plural - one another/each other", "*ara*": "inferential particle - then/therefore/consequently", "*epitassei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - commands/orders", "*anemois*": "dative masculine plural - to winds", "*hydati*": "dative neuter singular - to water", "*hypakouousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they obey/listen to" }, "variants": { "*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust/confidence", "*Phobēthentes*": "having been afraid/feared/frightened", "*ethaumasan*": "marveled/were amazed/astonished", "*ara*": "then/therefore/consequently/indeed", "*epitassei*": "commands/orders/directs", "*hypakouousin*": "obey/listen to/submit to/heed" } }
• 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 { "verseID": "1 Peter.1.24", "source": "Διότι πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα ἀνθρώπου ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου. Ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν:", "text": "Because all *sarx* as *chortos*, and all *doxa* of *anthrōpou* as *anthos* of *chortou*. Was *exēranthē* the *chortos*, and the *anthos* of it *exepesen*:", "grammar": { "*sarx*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject", "*chortos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - comparison", "*doxa*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possession/relationship", "*anthos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - comparison", "*chortou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possession/relationship", "*exēranthē*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - completed action", "*chortos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*anthos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject", "*exepesen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - completed action" }, "variants": { "*sarx*": "flesh/body/human nature", "*chortos*": "grass/hay/vegetation", "*doxa*": "glory/splendor/honor", "*anthrōpou*": "human/man/person", "*anthos*": "flower/blossom", "*exēranthē*": "was withered/dried up/scorched", "*exepesen*": "fell off/dropped/fell away" } }
• Matt 8:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Matthew.8.26", "source": "Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί δειλοί ἐστε, ὀλιγόπιστοι; Τότε ἐγερθεὶς, ἐπετίμησεν τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ· καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.", "text": "And *legei* to-them, Why *deiloi este*, *oligopistoi*? Then *egertheis*, *epetimēsen* to-the *anemois* and to-the *thalassē*; and *egeneto galēnē megalē*.", "grammar": { "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says", "αὐτοῖς": "dative masculine plural pronoun - to them", "Τί": "interrogative pronoun - why", "*deiloi*": "nominative masculine plural adjective - fearful/cowardly", "*este*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*oligopistoi*": "nominative masculine plural adjective - of little faith", "Τότε": "adverb - then", "*egertheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having been raised up", "*epetimēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - rebuked", "τοῖς": "dative masculine plural article - to the", "*anemois*": "dative masculine plural - winds", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "τῇ": "dative feminine singular article - to the", "*thalassē*": "dative feminine singular - sea", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became", "*galēnē*": "nominative feminine singular - calm", "*megalē*": "nominative feminine singular adjective - great" }, "variants": { "*legei*": "says/tells/speaks", "*deiloi*": "fearful/cowardly/timid", "*este*": "you are", "*oligopistoi*": "of little faith/little-believing ones", "*egertheis*": "having been raised up/having risen", "*epetimēsen*": "rebuked/censured/commanded", "*anemois*": "winds", "*thalassē*": "sea/lake", "*egeneto*": "became/happened/came about", "*galēnē*": "calm/stillness/tranquility", "*megalē*": "great/large/profound" } }
• Matt 16:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Matthew.16.8", "source": "Γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τί διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ὀλιγόπιστοι, ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβετε;", "text": "*Gnous* *de* the *Iēsous*, *eipen* to them, Why *dialogizesthe* in *heautois*, *oligopistoi*, that *artous* not you *elabete*?", "grammar": { "*Gnous*": "aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having known/perceived", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*Iēsous*": "nominative singular masculine - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said", "*dialogizesthe*": "present middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you are reasoning/discussing", "*heautois*": "reflexive pronoun, dative plural masculine - yourselves", "*oligopistoi*": "vocative plural masculine - of little faith", "*artous*": "accusative plural masculine - loaves of bread", "*elabete*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you took/received" }, "variants": { "*Gnous*": "having known/perceived/understood", "*dialogizesthe*": "you are reasoning/discussing/deliberating", "*oligopistoi*": "of little faith/little believing ones", "*elabete*": "you took/received/brought" } }
• Matt 17:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Matthew.17.17", "source": "Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη, ἕως πότε ἔσομαι μεθʼ ὑμῶν; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε.", "text": "*Apokritheis* *de* the *Iēsous* *eipen*, O *genea* *apistos* and *diestrammenē*, *heōs pote* *esomai* *meth'* you? *heōs pote* *anexomai* you? *pherete* to me him *hōde*.", "grammar": { "*Apokritheis*": "aorist, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - answering", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*genea*": "vocative, feminine, singular - generation", "*apistos*": "vocative, feminine, singular - unbelieving/faithless", "*diestrammenē*": "perfect, passive, participle, vocative, feminine, singular - perverted/distorted", "*heōs pote*": "interrogative phrase - until when/how long", "*esomai*": "future, middle, indicative, 1st singular - will I be", "*meth'*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*anexomai*": "future, middle, indicative, 1st singular - will I endure/bear with", "*pherete*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd plural - bring", "*hōde*": "adverb - here" }, "variants": { "*Apokritheis*": "answering/responding/replying", "*genea*": "generation/race/kind", "*apistos*": "unbelieving/faithless/distrusting", "*diestrammenē*": "perverted/distorted/twisted", "*heōs pote*": "until when/how long/for how much longer", "*anexomai*": "will I endure/bear with/put up with", "*pherete*": "bring/carry/bear" } }
• Isa 40:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.6", "source": "ק֚וֹל אֹמֵ֣ר קְרָ֔א וְאָמַ֖ר מָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א כָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר חָצִ֔יר וְכָל־חַסְדּ֖וֹ כְּצִ֥יץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "*qôl ʾōmēr qěrāʾ wěʾāmar māh ʾeqrāʾ kol-habbāśār ḥāṣîr wěkol-ḥasdô kěṣîṣ haśśādeh*", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'voice'", "*ʾōmēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'saying'", "*qěrāʾ*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'call/cry out'", "*wěʾāmar*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - 'what'", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'shall I call/cry'", "*kol-habbāśār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'all the flesh'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*wěkol-ḥasdô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and all its faithfulness'", "*kěṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'like flower of'", "*haśśādeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the field'" }, "variants": { "*qôl ʾōmēr*": "a voice says/a voice saying", "*qěrāʾ*": "call out/proclaim/cry", "*māh ʾeqrāʾ*": "what shall I call/what should I cry", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/vegetation", "*ḥasdô*": "its faithfulness/its constancy/its goodliness/its beauty", "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom" } }
• Matt 6:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Matthew.6.30", "source": "Εἰ δὲ, τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ, σήμερον ὄντα, καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;", "text": "*Ei de*, the *chorton* of the *agrou*, *sēmeron onta*, and *aurion* into *klibanon ballomenon*, the *Theos houtōs amphiennusin* not *pollō mallon* you, *oligopistoi*?", "grammar": { "*Ei de*": "conditional conjunction + contrastive particle - but if", "*chorton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - grass/vegetation", "*agrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of field", "*sēmeron onta*": "adverb + present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - today existing", "*aurion*": "adverb - tomorrow", "*klibanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - oven/furnace", "*ballomenon*": "present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - being thrown", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*houtōs*": "demonstrative adverb - thus/in this way", "*amphiennusin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - clothes/dresses", "*pollō mallon*": "dative, neuter, singular + comparative adverb - much more", "*oligopistoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - you of little faith" }, "variants": { "*chorton*": "grass/vegetation/hay", "*agrou*": "field/countryside/open land", "*onta*": "existing/being/living", "*aurion*": "tomorrow/the next day", "*klibanon*": "oven/furnace", "*ballomenon*": "being thrown/being cast/being placed", "*houtōs*": "thus/in this way/so", "*amphiennusin*": "clothes/dresses/arrays", "*pollō mallon*": "much more/all the more", "*oligopistoi*": "of little faith/with little trust/small-believers" } }