Matthew 18
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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ὃςWhoeverδ᾽thenἂνmaybeσκανδαλίσῃmay cause to stumbleἕναoneτῶνof theμικρῶνlittle onesτούτωνof theseτῶνwhoπιστευόντωνare believingεἰςinἐμέ,Me myself,συμφέρειit is betterαὐτῷfor himἵναthatκρεμασθῇmay be hungμύλοςa millstoneὀνικὸςheavyπερὶaroundτὸνtheτράχηλονneckαὐτοῦ,of him,καὶandκαταποντισθῇhe may be sunkἐνinτῷtheπελάγειdepthτῆςof theθαλάσσης.¶sea.
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εἰIfδὲnowἡtheχείρhandσουof youἢorὁtheπούςfootσουof youσκανδαλίζειcauses to sinσε,you,ἔκκοψονdo cut offαὐτὸνitκαὶandβάλεdo cast itἀπὸfromσοῦ·you;καλόνbetterσοίfor youἐστινit isεἰσελθεῖνto enterεἰςintoτὴνtheζωὴνlifeκυλλὸνcrippledἢorχωλὸνlameἢthanδύοtwoχεῖραςhandsἢorδύοtwoπόδαςfeetἔχονταhavingβληθῆναιto be castεἰςintoτὸtheπῦρfireτὸtheαἰώνιον.eternal.
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καὶAndεἰifὁtheὀφθαλμόςeyeσουof youσκανδαλίζειcauses to sinσε,you,ἔξελεdo gouge outαὐτὸνitκαὶandβάλεdo cast itἀπὸfromσοῦ·you;καλόνbetterσοίfor youἐστινit isμονόφθαλμονone-eyedεἰςintoτὴνtheζωὴνlifeεἰσελθεῖνto enterἢthanδύοtwoὀφθαλμοὺςeyesἔχονταhavingβληθῆναιto be castεἰςintoτὴνtheγέεννανhellτοῦof theπυρός.fire.
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Ὁρᾶτεdo see thatμὴnotκαταφρονήσητεmay you despiseἑνὸςoneτῶνof theμικρῶνlittle onesτούτων·of these;λέγωI sayγὰρforὑμῖνto youὅτιthatοἱtheἄγγελοιangelsαὐτῶνof themἐνinοὐρανοῖςthe heavensδιὰthroughπαντὸςall timesβλέπουσινbeholdτὸtheπρόσωπονfaceτοῦof theπατρόςFatherμουof mineτοῦwho isἐνinοὐρανοῖς.the heavens.
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ΤίWhatὑμῖνyouδοκεῖ;do think?ἐὰνIfγένηταίmay happenτινιa certainἀνθρώπῳman hasἑκατὸνa hundredπρόβαταsheepκαὶandπλανηθῇshall have gone astrayἓνoneἐξofαὐτῶν,them,οὐχὶsurelyἀφήσειhe will leaveτὰtheἐνενήκονταninetyἐννέαnineἐπὶonτὰtheὄρη,mountains,καὶandπορευθεὶςhaving goneζητεῖwill seekτὸthe oneπλανώμενον;going astray?
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ἐξελθὼνHaving gone outδὲhoweverὁtheδοῦλοςservantἐκεῖνοςsameεὗρενfoundἕναoneτῶνof theσυνδούλωνfellow servantsαὐτοῦof himὃςwhoὤφειλενwas owingαὐτῷto himἑκατὸνa hundredδηνάρια,denarii,καὶandκρατήσαςhaving seizedαὐτὸνhimἔπνιγενhe was throttling himλέγων·saying;ἀπόδοςdo payμοιto meεἴifτιanyὀφείλεις.you owe.’
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