Matthew
Matthew 23:34
34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because of | Διὰ | Dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am sending | ἀποστέλλω | apostellō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| prophets | προφήτας | prophētas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wise | σοφοὺς | sophous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4680 wise |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| teachers | γραμματεῖς | grammateis | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| Some of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| you will kill | ἀποκτενεῖτε | apokteneite | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G615 I put to death, kill |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| crucify | σταυρώσετε | staurōsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4717 I crucify |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you will flog | μαστιγώσετε | mastigōsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3146 I flog, scourge |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| synagogues | συναγωγαῖς | synagōgais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| persecute | διώξετε | diōxete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| town | πόλεως | poleōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| town | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
Cross-references
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Matthew 10:16–17 · Matthew 13:52 · Colossians 1:28 · Acts 13:1 · Matthew 23:34–36 · Matthew 10:23 · Luke 11:49–51
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.