King James Version
Luke 16:30 in the King James Version says “And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.”
Luke 16:30 · KJV
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“if”
G1437a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“went”
G4198to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“they will repent”
G3340to think differently or afterwards, i.e., reconsider (morally, feel compunction)
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