Luke 10:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πλὴν ἐν τούτῳ μὴ χαίρετε, ὅτι τὰ πνεύματα ὑμῖν ὑποτάσσεται· χαίρετε δὲ μᾶλλον, ὅτι τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν ἐγράφη ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.

Transliteration

Plēn in this mē chairete, that the pneumata to you hypotassetai; chairete de mallon, that the onomata of you egraphē in the ouranois.

Grammar Details

• *Plēn*: adverb/conjunction - nevertheless/however
• *mē chairete*: present active imperative, 2nd plural with negative - do not rejoice
• *pneumata*: nominative, neuter, plural - spirits
• *hypotassetai*: present passive indicative, 3rd singular - are subjected/submit
• *chairete*: present active imperative, 2nd plural - rejoice
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *mallon*: adverb - rather/more
• *onomata*: nominative, neuter, plural - names
• *egraphē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - have been written
• *ouranois*: dative, masculine, plural - heavens

Word Meanings

• *Plēn*: nevertheless/however/yet
• *chairete*: rejoice/be glad
• *pneumata*: spirits/breath
• *hypotassetai*: are subjected/submit/yield to/obey
• *mallon*: rather/more/instead
• *onomata*: names/reputations
• *egraphē*: have been written/recorded/inscribed
• *ouranois*: heavens/skies

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:32 : 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
• Dan 12:1 : 1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
• Phil 4:3 : 3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
• Heb 12:23 : 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
• Rev 3:5 : 5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
• Rev 13:8 : 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
• Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
• Rev 21:27 : 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
• Ps 69:28 : 28 Let them be blotted{H8735)} out of the book of the living, and not be written{H8735)} with the righteous.
• Isa 4:3 : 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
• Ezek 13:9 : 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
• Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
• Rev 20:15 : 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
• Matt 10:1 : 1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
• Matt 26:24 : 24 {G3303} The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
• Matt 27:5 : 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
• 1 Cor 13:2-3 : 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.