Matthew
Matthew 18:18–19
18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
Word by word
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Matthew 18:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | Ἀμὴν | Amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| whatever | ὅσα | hosa | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| you bind | δήσητε | dēsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1210 I bind |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| bound | δεδεμένα | dedemena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1210 I bind |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| whatever | ὅσα | hosa | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| you loose | λύσητε | lysēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| loosed | λελυμένα | lelymena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Matthew 18:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | Πάλιν | Palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| truly | ἀμὴν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| agree | συμφωνήσωσιν | symphōnēsōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4856 I agree with |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| anything | παντὸς | pantos | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| ask for | αἰτήσωνται | aitēsōntai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| it will be done | γενήσεται | genēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| for | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| by | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Father | Πατρός | Patros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 18:18 Matthew 16:19 · 2 Corinthians 2:10 · John 20:23 · 1 Corinthians 5:4–5 · Revelation 3:7–8
Matthew 18:19 Matthew 7:7 · 1 John 5:14–16 · Mark 11:24 · John 14:13–14 · John 16:23 · Philippians 1:19 · Matthew 21:22 · James 5:14–16 · John 15:7 · 1 John 3:22 · John 15:16 · Acts 12:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.