Matthew 26:24

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Matthew 26:24
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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 μὲν υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑπάγει καθὼς γέγραπται περὶ αὐτοῦ, οὐαὶ δὲ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ δι᾽ οὗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται· καλὸν ἦν αὐτῷ εἰ οὐκ ἐγεννήθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος.

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. μὲνmen“Indeed”
    Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  3. υἱὸςhuios“the Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  4. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of Man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  6. ὑπάγειhupagei“goes”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑπάγω · “to go” · Strong's G5217
  7. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  8. γέγραπταιgegraptai“it has been written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  9. περὶperi“about”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  10. αὐτοῦ,autou“Him,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. οὐαὶouai“woe”
    Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
  12. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  13. τῷtō“for the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpō“man”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  15. ἐκείνῳekeinō“that [one]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  16. δι᾽di᾽“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  17. οὗhou“whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  18. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. υἱὸςhuios“Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  20. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of Man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  22. παραδίδοται·paradidotai“is betrayed;”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from παραδίδωμι · “to deliver” · Strong's G3860
  23. καλὸνkalon“Better”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from καλός · “good” · Strong's G2570G
  24. ἦνēn“was being”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  25. αὐτῷautō“for him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  26. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  27. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  28. ἐγεννήθηegennēthē“was born”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  29. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  30. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  31. ἐκεῖνος.ekeinos“that.”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)