King James Version

Matthew 12:25

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Jesus” (ὁ Ἰησοῦς) before the here.

εἰδὼςeidōsto perceiveὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisthoughtsἐνθύμησις (enthumēsis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “thoughts”, the object formG1761inward thought, reflection, plur: thoughts.This verse uses “thoughts”.thoughtsαὐτῶνautōnunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΠᾶσαpasaEveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “Every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Everyβασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.kingdomμερισθεῖσαmeristheisadividedμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “divided”, a single actionG3307I divide into parts, divide, part, share, distribute; mid: I share, take part in a partitioning; I distract.dividedκαθ’kathagainstκατά (kata)preposition — “against”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “against”.againstἑαυτῆςheautēsitselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “itself”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “itself”.itselfἐρημοῦταιerēmoutaiis brought to desolationἐρημόομαι (erēmoomai)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is brought to desolation”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2049(a) I make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: I strip, rob.is brought to desolationκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπᾶσαpasaeveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyπόλιςpoliscityπόλιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “city”, the subject formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orοἰκίαoikiahouseοἰκίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “house”, the subject formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.houseμερισθεῖσαmeristheisadividedμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “divided”, a single actionG3307I divide into parts, divide, part, share, distribute; mid: I share, take part in a partitioning; I distract.dividedκαθ’kathagainstκατά (kata)preposition — “against”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “against”.againstἑαυτῆςheautēsitselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “itself”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “itself”.itselfοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notσταθήσεταιstathēsetaistandἵστημι (histēmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “stand”, an action still aheadG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.stand

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,

World English Bible

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “ Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand .

Darby Translation

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

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