King James Version

Matthew 16:21

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

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ἈπὸapoFromἀπόpreposition — “From”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.Fromτότεtotethat time forthτότεadverb — “that time forth”G5119then, at that time.that time forthἤρξατοērxatobeganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.beganὁhotheὁarticle, 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.Jesusδεικνύεινdeiknueinto shewδείκνυμι (deiknumi)verb, present active infinitive — “to shew”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1166I point out, show, exhibit; met: I teach, demonstrate, make known.to shewτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταῖςmathētaisdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the to- or for-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.δεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).mustαὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto go awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to go away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπολλὰpollamany thingsπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “many things”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.many thingsπαθεῖνpatheinto sufferπάσχω (paschō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to suffer”, a single actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.This verse uses “suffer”.ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōneldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.the eldersκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnchief priestsἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “chief priests”, the of-formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “chief priest”.chief priestsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγραμματέωνgrammateōnscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the of-formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.scribesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaito be killedἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be killed”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.be killedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τρίτῃtritēthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “third”, the to- or for-formG5154third.the thirdἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayἐγερθῆναιegerthēnaito ariseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to arise”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

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American Standard Version (1901)

From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

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World English Bible

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

Darby Translation

From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples that he must go away to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised.

Douay-Rheims

From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again.

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