Mark 9:41

Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
Mark 9:41
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποτίσῃ ὑμᾶς ποτήριον ὕδατος ἐν ὀνόματι ὅτι Χριστοῦ ἐστε, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.

  1. ὃςhos“Who[ever]”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἂνan“maybe”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  4. ποτίσῃpotisē“may give to drink”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ποτίζω · “to water” · Strong's G4222
  5. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. ποτήριονpotērion“a cup”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “cup” · Strong's G4221
  7. ὕδατοςhudatos“of water”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  8. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. ὀνόματιonomati“name”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  10. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  11. ΧριστοῦChristou“of Christ’s”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  12. ἐστε,este“you are,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  14. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  15. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  16. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  17. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  19. ἀπολέσῃapolesē“may lose”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  20. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. μισθὸνmisthon“reward”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from μισθός · “wage” · Strong's G3408
  22. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)