Luk 12:47 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 12:47-48: 12:47-48 who knows ... who does not know: Sins of ignorance receive less punishment than intentional sins (Num 15:22-26 ; Ps 19:13 ; cp. Luke 23:34 ). • When someone has been given much: Believers will be held responsible for the knowledge and resources they have been given (see Jas 3:1 ). A sin in ignorance is still a sin.

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‏ Luke 12:47

Summary for Luke 12:47-48: 12:47-48 ^a who knows ... who does not know: Sins of ignorance receive less punishment than intentional sins (Num 15:22-26 ^b; Ps 19:13 ^c; cp. Luke 23:34 ^d).

• When someone has been given much: Believers will be held responsible for the knowledge and resources they have been given (see Jas 3:1 ^e). A sin in ignorance is still a sin.