God & Savior

Matthew 19:23

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:23
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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)

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πλούσιος δυσκόλως εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “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. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. μαθηταῖςmathētais“disciples”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  7. αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  9. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  10. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  12. πλούσιοςplousios“a rich man”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “rich” · Strong's G4145
  13. δυσκόλωςduskolōs“with difficulty”
    Adverb · “difficultly” · Strong's G1423
  14. εἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetai“will enter”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  15. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  16. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  18. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. 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)