Matthew
Matthew 15:24
24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He answered | ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| I was sent | ἀπεστάλην | apestalēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| only | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| lost | ἀπολωλότα | apolōlota | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| sheep | πρόβατα | probata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4263 a sheep |
| of | οἴκου | oikou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| of Israel | Ἰσραήλ | Israēl | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 10:5–6 · Romans 15:8 · Jeremiah 50:6–7 · Acts 13:46 · Ezekiel 34:5–6 · Acts 3:25–26 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Luke 15:4–6 · Ezekiel 34:23 · Isaiah 53:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.