New American Standard Bible 1995

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Luke

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"But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"But I will warn to show secretly, to show by tracing out, to teach, make known V-FIA-1S H5263 ὑποδείξω upodeixō
you whom who? which? what? IPro-AMS H5101 τίνα tina
to fear: to put to flight, to terrify, frighten V-AMP-2P H5399 φοβήθητε phobēthēte
fear to put to flight, to terrify, frighten V-AMP-2P H5399 φοβήθητε phobēthēte
the One who, after with, among, after Prep H3326 μετὰ meta
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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He has killed, to kill V-ANA H615 ἀποκτεῖναι apokteinai
has to have, hold V-PPA-AMS H2192 ἔχοντα echonta
authority power to act, authority N-AFS H1849 ἐξουσίαν exousian
to cast to cast into, subject to V-ANA H1685 ἐμβαλεῖν embalein
into hell; Gehenna, a valley W. and S. of Jer., also a symbolic name for the final place of punishment of the ungodly N-AFS H1067 γέενναν geennan
yes, yes (indeed), certainly Prtcl H3483 ναὶ nai
I tell to say V-PIA-1S H3004 λέγω legō
you, fear to put to flight, to terrify, frighten V-AMP-2P H5399 φοβήθητε phobēthēte
Him!      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!
King James Bible "But But I will warn forewarn you whom to ye shall fear: fear the One who, Fear him, which after He has killed, has authority he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yes, yea, I tell say unto you, fear Him!Fear him.
Berean Bible "But But I will warn show you whom to you should fear: fear Fear the One who, who has authority, after He has killed, has authority the killing, to cast into hell; yes, Gehenna. Yes, I tell say to you, fear Him!Him.
Hebrew Greek English "But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!