Matthew
Matthew 11:23
23And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| Capernaum | Καφαρναούμ | Kapharnaoum | Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular | G2584 Capernaum |
| will you be lifted up | ὑψωθήσῃ | hypsōthēsē | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G5312 I lift up, exalt |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| you will be brought down | καταβήσῃ | katabēsē | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G2597 I go down, come down |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| Hades | ᾅδου | hadou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G86 Hades |
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| the | αἱ | hai | Article - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| miracles | δυνάμεις | dynameis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| were performed | γενόμεναι | genomenai | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | σοί | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| had been performed | ἐγενήθησαν | egenēthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Sodom | Σοδόμοις | Sodomois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4670 Sodom |
| it would have remained | ἔμεινεν | emeinen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| to | μέχρι | mechri | Preposition | G3360 as far as, until |
| this | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| day | σήμερον | sēmeron | Adverb | G4594 today, now |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 14:13–15 · John 4:46–54 · Genesis 13:13 · Matthew 4:13 · Revelation 11:8 · Ezekiel 31:16–17 · Ezekiel 28:12–19 · Luke 14:11 · Jude 1:7 · Ezekiel 16:48–50 · Acts 2:27 · 2 Peter 2:4–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.