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Matthew 18:13

And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐὰνeanif soἐάνconjunction — “if so”G1437if.if soγένηταιgenētaibeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.beεὑρεῖνheureinto that he findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that he find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.that he findαὐτόautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.χαίρειchaireihe rejoicethχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he rejoiceth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.he rejoicethἐπ’epofἐπί (epi)preposition — “of”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ofαὐτῷautōthatαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “that”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thatμᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.ἢēsheep, thanἤconjunction — “sheep, than”G2228or, than.sheep, thanἐπὶepiofἐπίpreposition — “of”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ofτοῖςtoiswhichὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐνενήκονταenenēkontaninetyἐνενήκονταadjective, dative, plural, neuter — “ninety”, the to- or for-formG1768ninety.ἐννέαenneanineἐννέαadjective, dative, plural, neuter — “nine”, the to- or for-formG1767nine.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπεπλανημένοιςpeplanēmenoisastrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, perfect passive participle, dative, plural, neuter — “astray”, a completed action with a present resultG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.astray

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

World English Bible

If he finds it , most certainly I tell you , he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray .

Darby Translation

And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.

Douay-Rheims

And if it so be that he find it: Amen I say to you, he rejoiceth more for that, than for the ninety-nine that went not astray.

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