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Luke 19:21

In Luke 19 of Luke.

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

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ἐφοβούμηνephoboumēnI fearedφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I feared”, an ongoing action in the pastG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.I fearedγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.σεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manαὐστηρὸςaustērossevereαὐστηρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “severe”, the subject formG840grim, severe, strict, exacting, harsh, rigid.This verse uses “severe”.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.αἴρειςaireisthou takest upαἴρω (airō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou takest up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.thou takest upὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔθηκαςethēkasdownτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “down”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.downκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθερίζειςtherizeisreapestθερίζω (therizō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “reapest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2325I reap, gather, harvest.reapestὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔσπειραςespeirassowσπείρω (speirō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “sow”, a single actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.sow

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

World English Bible

for I feared you , because you are an exacting man . You take up that which you didn’t lay down , and reap that which you didn’t sow .’

Darby Translation

For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

Douay-Rheims

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.

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