Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
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Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με· τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. εἶπεν·eipen“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. ἄφετεaphete“do permit”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863I
  6. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. παιδίαpaidia“little children”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from παιδίον · “child” · Strong's G3813
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  10. κωλύετεkōluete“do forbid”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
  11. αὐτὰauta“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ἐλθεῖνelthein“to come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  13. πρόςpros“to”
    Preposition · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  14. με·me“Me;”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  15. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  17. τοιούτωνtoioutōn“of such kind”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from τοιοῦτος · “such as this” · Strong's G5108
  18. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  19. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  21. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. οὐρανῶν.ouranōn“heavens.”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)