Matthew 21:32 — King James Version← Study notes
“For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.”
Matthew 21:32 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 21:3229 words
ἦλθενēlthencome / go
γὰρgarfor
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
πρὸςprosto / toward
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὁδῷhodōjourney, (high-)way
δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēsrighteousness
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
ἐπιστεύσατεepisteusatebelieve
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
οἱhoithe
δὲdeand / but
τελῶναιtelōnaipublican
καὶkaiand / also
αἱhaithe
πόρναιpornaiharlot, whore
ἐπίστευσανepisteusanbelieve
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
δὲdeand / but
ἰδόντεςidontesbehold, perceive, see
οὐδὲoudeneither
(indeed), never, no (more
μετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēte
ὕστερονhysteronlatter
τοῦtouthe
πιστεῦσαιpisteusaibelieve
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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