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Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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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”.ButἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἶπενeipento 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).saidἌφετεapheteSufferἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Suffer”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.Sufferτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παιδίαpaidialittle childrenπαιδίον (paidion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “little children”, the object formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.little childrenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκωλύετεkōlueteto preventκωλύω (kōluō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to prevent”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2967I prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so.This verse uses “prevent”.αὐτὰautaheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.to comeπρόςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forτοιούτωνtoioutōnof suchτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of such”, the of-formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.of suchἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject 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 heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heaven

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

But Jesus said, 'Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

But Jesus said, 'Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

World English Bible

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children , and don’ t forbid them to come to me ; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these .”

Darby Translation

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:

Douay-Rheims

But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.

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