Mark 9:42 — King James Version← Study notes
“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.”
Mark 9:42 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Mark 9:4229 words
ΚαὶKaiand / also
ὃςhoswho / which
ἂνanif / would
σκανδαλίσῃskandalisē(make to)
offend
ἕναhenainto / to
τῶνtōnthe
μικρῶνmikrōnleast, less, little
τούτωνtoutōnhe (it was that), hereof, it
τῶνtōnthe
πιστευόντωνpisteuontōnbelieve
εἰςeisinto / to
ἐμέemeI
καλόνkalonfair, good(-ly), honest
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
μᾶλλονmallon+ better, (the) more (and more), (so) much…
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
περίκειταιperikeitaibe bound (compassed) with, hang about
μύλοςmylosmillstone
ὀνικὸςonikosmillstone
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
τὸνtonthe
τράχηλονtrachēlonneck
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
βέβληταιbeblētaiarise, cast (out), lay
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
θάλασσανthalassansea
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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