11 translations · Greek
Luke 16:15
He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Luke 16:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and He said to them, “You are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; because that which is high among men [is] abomination before God;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But Jesus told them, “You appear pious to people, but God knows what you're thinking. What people value highly is detested by God.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is high to men, is an abomination before God.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | So | G2532 καί and |
| εἶπεν | eipen | He said | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Ὑμεῖς | Hymeis | You | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐστε | este | are | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| οἱ | hoi | the [ones who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δικαιοῦντες | dikaiountes | justify | G1344 δικαιόω to justify |
| ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | [yourselves] | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | before | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | but | G1161 δέ then |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| γινώσκει | ginōskei | knows | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| τὰς | tas | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καρδίας | kardias | hearts | G2588 καρδία heart |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| τὸ | to | what | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | men | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| ὑψηλὸν | hypsēlon | [is] prized | G5308 ὑψηλός high |
| βδέλυγμα | bdelygma | [is] detestable | G946 βδέλυγμα abomination |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | before | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God | G2316 θεός God |
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
- Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
- Jeremiah 17:10
“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
- Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.
- Acts 15:8
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
- 1 Peter 3:4
but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
- Luke 11:39
The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.
- Luke 10:29
But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
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In context
13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
15 He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.
Read all of Luke 16 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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