He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεχόμενοςdechomenosHe that receivethδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that receiveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.He that receivethπροφήτηνprophētēna prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a prophet”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.a prophetεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameπροφήτουprophētouof a prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of a prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.of a prophetμισθὸνmisthonrewardμισθός (misthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “reward”, the object formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.This verse uses “reward”.rewardπροφήτουprophētouprophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.λήμψεταιlēmpsetaihe that receivethλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he that receiveth”, an action still aheadG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.he that receivethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεχόμενοςdechomenosshall receiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shall receive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.shall receiveδίκαιονdikaiona righteous man'sδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “a righteous man's”, the object formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.a righteous man'sεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.δικαίουdikaioujustδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “just”, the of-formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.μισθὸνmisthonrewardμισθός (misthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “reward”, the object formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.This verse uses “reward”.rewardδικαίουdikaioujustδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “just”, the of-formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.λήμψεταιlēmpsetaito takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take”, an action still aheadG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,
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American Standard Version (1901)
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
Young’s Literal Translation
he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,
World English Bible
He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet ’s reward . He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man ’s reward .
Darby Translation
He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Douay-Rheims
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet: and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a just man.
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