Luke Chapter 15 verse 31 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) Son, thou art ever with me.--As applied to the Pharisees in its primary bearing, or to others like the Pharisees in its secondary, it appears at first sight as if the words were spoken from their own point of view, their own self-appreciation, and were therefore ironical. We need not, however, so take them. The words were literally true of the Pharisees, of Israel as a nation, of all who reproduce the Pharisee temper. All outward gifts that God could bestow, the covenants and the law, and the promises, outward ordinances of worship, and the instruction of wise men and scribes--these had all been given to Israel, as like blessings are offered now to all members of the visible Church of Christ, the great family of God. All that was wanted was the power to use these things rightly, as the Father wills, and therefore to enjoy them.All that I have is thine.--More literally, all mine is thine.Parallel Commentaries ...Greek‘Son,Τέκνον (Teknon)Noun - Vocative Neuter SingularStrong's 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.youσὺ (sy)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.areεἶ (ei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.alwaysπάντοτε (pantote)AdverbStrong's 3842: Always, at all times, ever. From pas and hote; every when, i.e. At all times.withμετ’ (met’)PrepositionStrong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. me,’ἐμοῦ (emou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.[the father] said,εἶπεν (eipen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.‘andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. allπάντα (panta)Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.thatτὰ (ta)Article - Nominative Neuter PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.[is] mineἐμὰ (ema)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 1st Person PluralStrong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.isἐστιν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.yours.σά (sa)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4674: Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine.Jump to PreviousAlways Child Dear Times