Luke 22:25 Parallel Translations

Jesus said to them, "The kings of nations have power over their people, and those in authority call themselves friends of the people.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

ASV:

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

BBE:

And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour.

DBY:

And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

ERV:

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

WEY:

But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles are their masters, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors.

WBS:

And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them, are called benefactors.

WEB:

He said to them, "The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called'benefactors.'

YLT:

And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;

Luke 22:25 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

Mark 10:42 Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

22:25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called {k} benefactors.
(k) Have great titles, for so it was the custom to honour princes with some great titles.

PNT:

22:25 Benefactors. This very title has often been conferred on Gentile rulers, as Ptolemy Euergetes, Ptolemy, the Benefactor, one of the kings of Egypt.

WES:

22:25 They that exercise the most arbitrary authority over them, have from their flatterers the vain title of benefactors.

MHC:

22:21-38 How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with disregard to warnings, and contempt of danger. Unless we watch and pray always, we may be drawn in the course of the day into those sins which we were in the morning most resolved against. If believers were left to themselves, they would fall; but they are kept by the power of God, and the prayer of Christ. Our Lord gave notice of a very great change of circumstances now approaching. The disciples must not expect that their friends would be kind to them as they had been. Therefore, he that has a purse, let him take it, for he may need it. They must now expect that their enemies would be more fierce than they had been, and they would need weapons. At the time the apostles understood Christ to mean real weapons, but he spake only of the weapons of the spiritual warfare. The sword of the Spirit is the sword with which the disciples of Christ must furnish themselves.

CONC:

Authority Benefactors Called'benefactors Exercise Exercising Gentiles Honour Kings Lords Lordship Masters Names Nations Rule Themselves

Authority Exercise Exercising Gentiles Jesus Kings Lordship Masters Names Nations Rule Themselves

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