New American Standard Bible 1995

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but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
but the one who did not know to come to know, recognize, perceive V-APA-NMS H1097 γνούς gnous
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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[it], and committed to make, do V-APA-NMS H4160 ποιήσας poiēsas
deeds worthy of weight, of worth, worthy Adj-ANP H514 ἄξια axia
of a flogging, a blow, wound N-GFP H4127 πληγῶν plēgōn
will receive to skin, to thrash V-FIP-3S H1194 δαρήσεται darēsetai
but few. few, little, small Adj-AFP H3641 ὀλίγας oligas
From everyone all, every Adj-DMS H3956 παντὶ panti
who usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DMS H3739 ᾧ ō
has been given to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-AIP-3S H1325 ἐδόθη edothē
much, much, many Adj-ANS H4183 πολύ polu
much much, many Adj-ANS H4183 πολὺ polu
will be required; to ask back H523    
and to whom usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DMS H3739 ᾧ ō
they entrusted to place beside, to set before V-AIM-3P H3908 παρέθεντο parethento
much, much, many Adj-ANS H4183 πολὺ polu
of him they will ask to ask, request V-FIA-3P H154 αἰτήσουσιν aitēsousin
all the more. abundantly H4057    

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New American Standard Bible 1995 but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
King James Bible but the one who But he that knew not, and did not know it, and committed deeds commit things worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much will is given, of him shall be required; much required: and to whom they entrusted men have committed much, of him they will ask all the more.
Berean Bible but But the one who did not know it, and committed deeds having known, but having done things worthy of a flogging, stripes, will receive but be beaten with few. From And everyone who to whom much has been given much, given, much will be required; and from him to whom much has been committed, more will they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.of him.
Hebrew Greek English but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.