Matthew 19:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
Matthew 19:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 19:1232 words
εἰσὶνeisinam, have been, is I
γὰρgarfor
εὐνοῦχοιeunouchoieunuch
οἵτινεςhoitines(they), (such) as, (they) that
ἐκekfrom / out of
κοιλίαςkoiliasbelly, womb
μητρὸςmētrosmother
ἐγεννήθησανegennēthēsanbear, beget, be born
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
καὶkaiand / also
εἰσὶνeisinam, have been, is I
εὐνοῦχοιeunouchoieunuch
οἵτινεςhoitines(they), (such) as, (they) that
εὐνουχίσθησανeunouchisthēsanmake…eunuch
ὑπὸhypounder / by
τῶνtōnthe
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
καὶkaiand / also
εἰσὶνeisinam, have been, is I
εὐνοῦχοιeunouchoieunuch
οἵτινεςhoitines(they), (such) as, (they) that
εὐνούχισανeunouchisanmake…eunuch
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὴνtēnthe
βασιλείανbasileiankingdom
τῶνtōnthe
οὐρανῶνouranōnair, heaven(-ly), sky
ὁhothe
δυνάμενοςdynamenosbe able
χωρεῖνchōreincome, contain, go
χωρείτωchōreitōcome, contain, go
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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