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Matthew 21:26

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “we shall 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).we shall sayἘξexOfἐκ (ek)preposition — “Of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.Ofἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.menφοβούμεθαphoboumethawe fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.we fearτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλονochlonpeopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asπροφήτηνprophētēna prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a prophet”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.a prophetἔχουσινechousinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

World English Bible

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”

Darby Translation

but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.

Douay-Rheims

If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.

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