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Matthew 9:36 — King James Version← Study notes

“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”

Matthew 9:36 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 9:3617 words
GreekMeaning
ἸδὼνIdōn
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ὄχλουςochlous
crowdsnounG3793
ἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplanchnisthē
He was moved with compassionverbG4697
περὶperi
forprepositionG4012
αὐτῶνautōn
thempronounG846
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ἦσανēsan
they wereverbG1510
ἐσκυλμένοιeskylmenoi
trouble(self)verbG4660
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐρριμμένοιerrimmenoi
cast awayverbG4496
ὡσεὶhōsei
about, as (it had been, it were)wordG5616
πρόβαταprobata
sheepnounG4263
μὴmē
notadverbG3361
ἔχονταechonta
havingverbG2192
ποιμέναpoimena
a shepherdnounG4166
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Harassed and Helpless
When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. The Greek word for compassion here—splagchnizomai—refers to being moved in...
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