Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’Matthew 26:31
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πάντες ὑμεῖς σκανδαλισθήσεσθε ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ· γέγραπται γάρ· πατάξω τὸν ποιμένα, καὶ διασκορπισθήσονται τὰ πρόβατα τῆς ποίμνης.
- ΤότεTote“Then”Adverb · from τότε · “then” · Strong's G5119
- λέγειlegei“says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτοῖςautois“to them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- πάντεςpantes“All”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- σκανδαλισθήσεσθεskandalisthēsesthe“will fall away”Verb, future, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from σκανδαλίζω · “to cause to stumble” · Strong's G4624
- ἐνen“because of”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ἐμοὶemoi“Me myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- ἐνen“during”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“<the>”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νυκτὶnukti“night”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
- ταύτῃ·tautē“this;”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- γέγραπταιgegraptai“It has been written”Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
- γάρ·gar“for:”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- πατάξωpataxō“I will strike”Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from πατάσσω · “to strike” · Strong's G3960
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ποιμένα,poimena“shepherd,”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ποιμήν · “shepherd” · Strong's G4166
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- διασκορπισθήσονταιdiaskorpisthēsontai“they will be scattered”Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διασκορπίζω · “to scatter” · Strong's G1287
- τὰta“the”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πρόβαταprobata“sheep”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ποίμνης.poimnēs“flock.’”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ποίμνη · “flock” · Strong's G4167
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)