Matthew

Matthew 21:16

¹⁶“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked.

“Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read:

‘From the mouths of children and infants

You have ordained praise’^h?”

Footnotes

h 21:16 Psalm 8:2|PSA 8:2(see also LXX)

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do You hear	Ἀκούεις	Akoueis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
these	οὗτοι	houtoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
are saying	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
they asked	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Yes	Ναί	Nai	Particle	G3483 yes, certainly, even so
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
answered	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Have you never read	ἀνέγνωτε	anegnōte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G314 I read
From	Ἐκ	Ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
mouths	στόματος	stomatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech
of children	νηπίων	nēpiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3516 an infant, child, unlearned
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
infants	θηλαζόντων	thēlazontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2337 I give suck, suck
You have ordained	Κατηρτίσω	Katērtisō	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular	G2675 I fit together, prepare
praise	αἶνον	ainon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G136 praise

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 8:2 · Matthew 11:25 · Luke 19:39–40 · Matthew 12:3 · Matthew 19:4 · Mark 2:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.