King James Version

Matthew 13:35

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[of the] world” (κόσμου.) after [the] foundation here.

ὅπωςhopōsThatὅπωςconjunction — “That”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.Thatπληρωθῇplērōthēit might be fulfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “it might be fulfilled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.it might be fulfilledτὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichῥηθὲνrhēthento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “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 G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτουprophētouprophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetλέγοντοςlegontossayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingἈνοίξωanoixōI will openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will open”, an action still aheadG455I open.I will openἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαραβολαῖςparabolaisparablesπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “parables”, the to- or for-formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parablesτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στόμαstomamouthστόμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the object formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐρεύξομαιereuxomaiI will utterἐρεύγομαι (ereugomai)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I will utter”, an action still aheadG2044(lit: I belch forth, hence) I utter, declare.This verse uses “utter”.I will utterκεκρυμμέναkekrummenathings which have been kept secretκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “things which have been kept secret”, a completed action with a present resultG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.things which have been kept secretἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromκαταβολῆςkatabolēsfoundationκαταβολή (katabolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “foundation”, the of-formG2602(a) foundation, (b) depositing, sowing, deposit, technically used of the act of conception.the foundation

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

Young’s Literal Translation

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

World English Bible

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

Darby Translation

so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.

Douay-Rheims

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

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Psalms 78:2 Psalms 78:2 · King James VersionI will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:Psalms 78:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
That it might be fulfilled · speaking in parables · NT explicit
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: