Matthew 26:31

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
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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.

  1. ΤότεTote“Then”
    Adverb · from τότε · “then” · Strong's G5119
  2. λέγειlegei“says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  6. πάντεςpantes“All”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  7. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  8. σκανδαλισθήσεσθεskandalisthēsesthe“will fall away”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from σκανδαλίζω · “to cause to stumble” · Strong's G4624
  9. ἐνen“because of”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. ἐμοὶemoi“Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  11. ἐνen“during”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  12. τῇtēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. νυκτὶnukti“night”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
  14. ταύτῃ·tautē“this;”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  15. γέγραπταιgegraptai“It has been written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  16. γάρ·gar“for:”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  17. πατάξωpataxō“I will strike”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from πατάσσω · “to strike” · Strong's G3960
  18. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ποιμένα,poimena“shepherd,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ποιμήν · “shepherd” · Strong's G4166
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. διασκορπισθήσονταιdiaskorpisthēsontai“they will be scattered”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διασκορπίζω · “to scatter” · Strong's G1287
  22. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. πρόβαταprobata“sheep”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  24. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. 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)