King James Version

Matthew 18:6

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “into” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before the here.

Ὃςhoswhosoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whoso”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoδ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.σκανδαλίσῃskandalisēshall offendσκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall offend”, a single actionG4624I cause to stumble, cause to sin, cause to become indignant, shock, offend.shall offendἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneτῶνtōnwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichμικρῶνmikrōnsmallμικρός (mikros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “small”, the of-formG3398little, small.This verse uses “small”.τούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστευόντωνpisteuontōnbelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inἐμέememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meσυμφέρειsumphereiit were betterσυμφέρω (sumpherō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it were better”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.it were betterαὐτῷautōfor himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “for him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.for himἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκρεμασθῇkremasthēwere hangedκρεμάννυμι (kremannumi)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “were hanged”, a single actionG2910I hang, hang up, suspend; mid: I am hanging, hang.were hangedμύλοςmulosmillstoneμύλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “millstone”, the subject formG3458a millstone, mill.ὀνικὸςonikoshugeὀνικόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “huge”, the subject formG3684pertaining to an ass.εἰςeisaboutεἰςpreposition — “about”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.aboutτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τράχηλονtrachēlonneckτράχηλος (trachēlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “neck”, the object formG5137the neck.neckαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαταποντισθῇkatapontisthēthat he were drownedκαταποντίζομαι (katapontizomai)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “that he were drowned”, a single actionG2670I sink in the sea, pass: I drown, am submerged.that he were drownedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πελάγειpelageidepthπέλαγος (pelagos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “depth”, the to- or for-formG3989the sea, the deep.the depthτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsof the seaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the sea”, the of-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.This verse uses “the sea”.of the sea

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble , it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea .

Darby Translation

But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.

Douay-Rheims

But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea.

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