King James Version

Matthew 25:14

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

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Ὥσπερhōsperkingdom of heaven is asὥσπερconjunction — “kingdom of heaven is as”G5618just as, as, even as.the kingdom of heaven is asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἀποδημῶνapodēmōntravelling into a far countryἀποδημέω (apodēmeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “travelling into a far country”, an ongoing or repeated actionG589I am away from home, go into another country, am away, am abroad.travelling into a far countryἐκάλεσενekalesenwho calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “who called”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.who calledτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίουςidioushis ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “his own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.his ownδούλουςdoulousservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “servants”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρέδωκενparedōkendeliveredπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “delivered”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.deliveredαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπάρχονταhuparchontagoodsὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “goods”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.goodsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Young’s Literal Translation

'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

World English Bible

“ For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them .

Darby Translation

For [it is] as [if] a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.

Douay-Rheims

For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods;

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