King James Version

Matthew 26:24

The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.υἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.The Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of manὑπάγειhupageigoethὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “goeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.goethκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asγέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὐαὶouaiwoeοὐαίparticle — “woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.woeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōmanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “man”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.manἐκείνῳekeinōfor thatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “for that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.for thatδι’dithroughδιά (dia)preposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouheἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.heπαραδίδοταιparadidotaito deliverπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to deliver”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.This verse uses “deliver”.καλὸνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good”, the subject formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐγεννήθηegennēthēbeen bornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “been born”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.been bornὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthatἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

Young’s Literal Translation

the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'

World English Bible

The Son of Man goes even as it is written of him , but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed ! It would be better for that man if he had not been born .”

Darby Translation

The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.

Douay-Rheims

The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed: it were better for him, if that man had not been born.

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Young’s Literal Translation

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