Matthew
Matthew 13:28–29
28‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
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Matthew 13:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An enemy | Ἐχθρὸς | Echthros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy |
| did | ἐποίησεν | epoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| he replied | ἔφη | ephē | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
| servants | δοῦλοι | douloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| asked | λέγουσιν | legousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Do you want | Θέλεις | Theleis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| us to go | ἀπελθόντες | apelthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G565 I come or go away from, depart, return |
| pull them up | συλλέξωμεν | syllexōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G4816 I collect, gather |
Matthew 13:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Οὔ | Ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| he said | φησιν | phēsin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
| if | ποτε | pote | Conjunction | G4219 when, at what time |
| you pull | συλλέγοντες | syllegontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4816 I collect, gather |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| weeds | ζιζάνια | zizania | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2215 spurious wheat, darnel |
| you might uproot | ἐκριζώσητε | ekrizōsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1610 I root out, root up |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| wheat | σῖτον | siton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4621 wheat, grain |
| with | ἅμα | hama | Preposition | G260 at the same time, along with |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Matthew 13:28 1 Corinthians 5:3–7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.