King James Version

Matthew 23:12

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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ὅστιςhostiswhosoeverὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.This verse uses “whosoever”.whosoeverδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑψώσειhupsōseishall exaltὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall exalt”, an action still aheadG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.This verse uses “exalt”.shall exaltἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfταπεινωθήσεταιtapeinōthēsetaishall be abasedταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be abased”, an action still aheadG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.shall be abasedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὅστιςhostisheὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.heταπεινώσειtapeinōseithat shall humbleταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “that shall humble”, an action still aheadG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.This verse uses “humble”.that shall humbleἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfὑψωθήσεταιhupsōthēsetaishall be exaltedὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be exalted”, an action still aheadG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.shall be exalted

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Young’s Literal Translation

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

World English Bible

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled , and whoever humbles himself will be exalted .

Darby Translation

And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Douay-Rheims

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled: and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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