King James Version
Luke 19:9 in the King James Version says “And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.”
Luke 19:9 · KJV
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“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,
“he”
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
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“This day”
G4594on the (i.e., this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e., at present, hitherto)
“house”
G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
“come”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“forsomuch as”
G2530and g3739 and g5100; according to which certain thing, i.e., as far (or inasmuch) as
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he”
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
“a son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
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