King James Version

Matthew 26:31

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will be scattered” (διασκορπισθήσονται) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he will be scattered” (διασκορπισθήσεται) before the here.

ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΠάντεςpantesAllπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “All”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.Allὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeσκανδαλισθήσεσθεskandalisthēsestheshall be offendedσκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall be offended”, an action still aheadG4624I cause to stumble, cause to sin, cause to become indignant, shock, offend.shall be offendedἐνenbecauseἐνpreposition — “because”G1722in, on, among.becauseἐμοὶemoiIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἐνenof meἐνpreposition — “of me”G1722in, on, among.of meτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὶnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.nightταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.γέγραπταιgegraptaiit 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 writtenγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ΠατάξωpataxōI will smiteπατάσσω (patassō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will smite”, an action still aheadG3960I smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict.I will smiteτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ποιμέναpoimenashepherdποιμήν (poimēn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “shepherd”, the object formG4166a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men.the shepherdκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιασκορπισθήσονταιdiaskorpisthēsontaishall be scattered abroadδιασκορπίζω (diaskorpizō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall be scattered abroad”, an action still aheadG1287I scatter, winnow, disperse, waste.shall be scattered abroadτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρόβαταprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the subject formG4263a sheep.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ποίμνηςpoimnēsflockποίμνη (poimnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “flock”, the of-formG4167a flock (of sheep or goats).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

διασκορπισθήσεταιdiaskorpisthēsetaishall be scattered abroadδιασκορπίζω (diaskorpizō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall be scattered abroad”, an action still aheadG1287I scatter, winnow, disperse, waste.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

then saith Jesus to them, 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Young’s Literal Translation

then saith Jesus to them, 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad;

World English Bible

Then Jesus said to them, “ All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight , for it is written , ‘ I will strike the shepherd , and the sheep of the flock will be scattered .’

Darby Translation

Then saith Jesus to them, All ye shall be offended in me during this night. For it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Douay-Rheims

Then Jesus said to them: All you shall be scandalized in me this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed.

Fulfills

Zechariah 13:7 Zechariah 13:7 · King James VersionAwake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Zechariah 13:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source
for it is written · shepherd smitten, sheep scattered · NT explicit
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

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