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Matthew 19:11

But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butεἶπενeipento 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).he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΟὐoumen cannotοὐadverb — “men cannot”G3756no, not.men cannotπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.χωροῦσιchōrousireceiveχωρέω (chōreō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “receive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5562(lit: I make room, hence) (a) I have room for, receive, contain, (b) I make room for by departing, go, make progress, turn myself.This verse uses “receive”.receiveτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonsayingλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “saying”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.sayingτοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἀλλ’allsaveἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “save”G235but, except, however.saveοἷςhoisthey to whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “they to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.they to whomδέδοταιdedotaiit is givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is given”, a completed action with a present resultG1325I offer, give; I put, place.it is given

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to them, 'All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to them, 'All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;

World English Bible

But he said to them, “ Not all men can receive this saying , but those to whom it is given .

Darby Translation

And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;

Douay-Rheims

Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given.

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