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
Original language and places
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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.
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- εἶπεν·eipen“said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- ἄφετεaphete“do permit”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863I
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παιδίαpaidia“little children”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from παιδίον · “child” · Strong's G3813
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- κωλύετεkōluete“do forbid”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
- αὐτὰauta“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐλθεῖνelthein“to come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- πρόςpros“to”Preposition · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- με·me“Me;”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- τοιούτωνtoioutōn“of such kind”Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from τοιοῦτος · “such as this” · Strong's G5108
- ἐστὶνestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)