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Matthew 3:9

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδόξητεdoxēteto thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to think”, a single actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.λέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.to sayἐνenwithinἐνpreposition — “within”G1722in, on, among.withinἑαυτοῖςheautoisyourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.yourselvesΠατέραpaterato our fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “to our father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.to our fatherἔχομενechomento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀβραάμabraamunto AbrahamἈβραάμnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “unto Abraham”, the object formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.unto Abrahamλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.δύναταιdunataibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λίθωνlithōnstoneλίθος (lithos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “stone”, the of-formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.τούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐγεῖραιegeiraito ariseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to arise”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.τέκναteknachildτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “child”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the to- or for-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Young’s Literal Translation

and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

World English Bible

Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Darby Translation

And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Douay-Rheims

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

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