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Matthew 24:12

In Matthew 24 of Matthew.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andδιὰdiabecauseδιάpreposition — “because”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.becauseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πληθυνθῆναιplēthunthēnaito shall aboundπληθύνω (plēthunō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to shall abound”, a single actionG4129I increase, multiply.shall aboundτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνομίανanomianlawlessnessἀνομία (anomia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “lawlessness”, the object formG458lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin.This verse uses “lawlessness”.ψυγήσεταιpsugēsetaishall wax coldψύχομαι (psuchomai)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall wax cold”, an action still aheadG5594I cool, pass: I grow cold.shall wax coldἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάπηagapēloveἀγάπηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “love”, the subject formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πολλῶνpollōnmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.

Young’s Literal Translation

and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

World English Bible

Because iniquity will be multiplied , the love of many will grow cold .

Darby Translation

and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;

Douay-Rheims

And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.

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