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
Original language and places
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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.
- ὃςhos“Who[ever]”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἂνan“maybe”Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
- ποτίσῃpotisē“may give to drink”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ποτίζω · “to water” · Strong's G4222
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ποτήριονpotērion“a cup”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “cup” · Strong's G4221
- ὕδατοςhudatos“of water”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ὀνόματιonomati“name”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
- ὅτιhoti“because”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ΧριστοῦChristou“of Christ’s”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
- ἐστε,este“you are,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
- λέγωlegō“I say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὑμῖνhumin“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- οὐou“certainly”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἀπολέσῃapolesē“may lose”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μισθὸνmisthon“reward”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from μισθός · “wage” · Strong's G3408
- 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)