Matthew
Matthew 6:26
26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | ἐμβλέψατε | emblepsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1689 I look into, look upon |
| at | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| birds | πετεινὰ | peteina | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4071 a bird |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| air | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| They do not sow | σπείρουσιν | speirousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| reap | θερίζουσιν | therizousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2325 I reap, gather |
| gather | συνάγουσιν | synagousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4863 I gather together |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| barns | ἀποθήκας | apothēkas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G596 a repository, granary, barn, storehouse |
| and yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| heavenly | οὐράνιος | ouranios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3770 heavenly |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| feeds | τρέφει | trephei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5142 I feed, rear |
| them | αὐτά | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| not | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| much | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| more valuable | διαφέρετε | diapherete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1308 I carry through, differ, surpass, excel |
| than they | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 10:29–31 · Psalm 147:9 · Luke 12:24–32 · Job 38:41 · Psalm 145:15–16 · Psalm 104:27–28 · Luke 12:6–7 · Matthew 6:32 · Matthew 7:9 · Genesis 1:29–31 · Job 35:11 · Psalm 104:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.