King James Version

Matthew 22:16

And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinthey sent outἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sent out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.they sent outαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἩρῳδιανῶνhērōdianōnHerodiansἩρῳδιανοί (hērōdianoi)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “Herodians”, the of-formG2265the Herodians, the partisans of Herod (Antipas).the Herodiansλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingΔιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Masterοἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἀληθὴςalēthēstrueἀληθήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “true”, the subject formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.trueεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸνhodonwayὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “way”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the wayτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἀληθείᾳalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truthδιδάσκειςdidaskeisto teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to teach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οὐouneitherοὐadverb — “neither”G3756no, not.neitherμέλειmeleicarestμέλειverb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “carest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3199it is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns.carestσοιsoithouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thou”, the to- or for-formG4771you.thouπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forοὐδενόςoudenosanyοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “any”, the of-formG3762no one, none, nothing.anyοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.γὰρgarman: forγάρconjunction — “man: for”G1063for.man: forβλέπειςblepeisthou regardestβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou regardest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.thou regardestεἰςeisnotεἰςpreposition — “not”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.notπρόσωπονprosōponpersonπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “person”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.the personἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of men

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach; for you aren’t partial to anyone.

Darby Translation

And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person;

Douay-Rheims

And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.

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