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Matthew 19:12

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

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εἰσὶνeisinthere areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.there areγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εὐνοῦχοιeunouchoisome eunuchsεὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some eunuchs”, the subject formG2135(a) a chamberlain, keeper of the bed-chamber of an eastern potentate, eunuch, (b) a eunuch, castrated person, or one who voluntarily abstains from marriage.some eunuchsοἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromκοιλίαςkoiliaswombκοιλία (koilia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “womb”, the of-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “womb”.wombμητρὸςmētrosmotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “mother”, the of-formG3384a mother.ἐγεννήθησανegennēthēsanto begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to beget”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.οὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰσὶνeisinthere areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.there areεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoisome eunuchsεὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some eunuchs”, the subject formG2135(a) a chamberlain, keeper of the bed-chamber of an eastern potentate, eunuch, (b) a eunuch, castrated person, or one who voluntarily abstains from marriage.some eunuchsοἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichεὐνουχίσθησανeunouchisthēsanwere made eunuchsεὐνουχίζω (eunouchizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were made eunuchs”, a single actionG2134I make into a eunuch, emasculate, castrate.were made eunuchsὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.menκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰσὶνeisinthere beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.there beεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoieunuchsεὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “eunuchs”, the subject formG2135(a) a chamberlain, keeper of the bed-chamber of an eastern potentate, eunuch, (b) a eunuch, castrated person, or one who voluntarily abstains from marriage.eunuchsοἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichεὐνούχισανeunouchisanhave madeεὐνουχίζω (eunouchizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “have made”, a single actionG2134I make into a eunuch, emasculate, castrate.have madeἑαυτοὺςheautousthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesδιὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heaven's sakeοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven's sake”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heaven's sakeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμενοςdunamenosHe that is ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that is able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.He that is ableχωρεῖνchōreinto receiveχωρέω (chōreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to 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”.to receiveχωρείτωchōreitōit, let him receiveχωρέω (chōreō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “it, let him 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”.it, let him receive

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for there are eunuchs who from the mother's womb were so born; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who kept themselves eunuchs because of the reign of the heavens: he who is able to receive [it] — let him receive.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother ’s womb , and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men ; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven ’s sake . He who is able to receive it , let him receive it .”

Darby Translation

for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from [their] mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].

Douay-Rheims

For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that can take, let him take it.

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