The Meaning of Luke 4:11 Explained

Luke 4:11

KJV: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

YLT: and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

Darby: and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

ASV: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

What is the context of Luke 4:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  in  [their] hands  they shall bear  thee  up,  lest at any time  thou dash  thy  foot  against  a stone. 

What does Luke 4:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 4:1-13 - The Threefold Temptation
As the waters of Jordan bisect the Holy Land, so does our Lord's baptism bisect His holy life. In that act He had identified Himself with the world's sin; and now, as the High Priest who was to deal with sin and sinners, He must be "in all points" tempted and tested "like as we are."
He took into the wilderness a perfect humanity of flesh and blood, made in all points like His brethren, though without sin. He elected to fight His great fight, not by the use of the divine attributes, but as Son of man. Where the first Adam fell, the second must stand.
First, He could not use His native power for His own gratification. Second, He would abide strictly within the limitations of the world He had entered, Hebrews 2:16-17. Third, He would win His kingdom by the Cross. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 4

1  The fasting and temptation of Jesus
14  He begins to preach
16  The people of Nazareth marvel at words, but seek to kill him
33  He cures one possessed of a demon,
38  Peter's mother-in-law,
40  and various other sick persons
41  The demons acknowledge Jesus, and are reproved for it
42  He preaches through the cities of Galilee

Greek Commentary for Luke 4:11

In their hands [ἐπὶ χειρῶν]
Rev., correctly, on. See on Matthew 4:6. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 4:11 mean?

and - in [their] hands will they bear You lest ever You strike against a stone the foot of You
καὶ ὅτι ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε μή‿ ποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου

ὅτι  - 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
χειρῶν  [their]  hands 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Plural
Root: χείρ  
Sense: by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one.
ἀροῦσίν  will  they  bear 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: αἴρω  
Sense: to raise up, elevate, lift up.
μή‿  lest 
Parse: Adverb
Root: μή 
Sense: no, not lest.
ποτε  ever 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: πότε  
Sense: when?, at what time?.
προσκόψῃς  You  strike 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 2nd Person Singular
Root: προσκόπτω  
Sense: to strike against.
πρὸς  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: πρός  
Sense: to the advantage of.
λίθον  a  stone 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: λίθος  
Sense: a stone.
πόδα  foot 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: πούς  
Sense: a foot, both of men or beast.
σου  of  You 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.

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