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Luke 12:20

Thou foolish one (afrwn). Fool, for lack of sense (a privative and frhn, sense) as in Luke 11:40; 2 Corinthians 11:19. Old word, used by Socrates in Xenophon. Nominative form as vocative.

Is thy soul required of thee (thn yuxhn sou aitousin apo sou). Plural active present, not passive: "They are demanding thy soul from thee." The impersonal plural (aitousin) is common enough (Luke 6:38; Luke 12:11; Luke 16:9; Luke 23:31). The rabbis used "they" to avoid saying "God."

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Luke 6:30
Luke 12:13
Luke 12:41

 

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