Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
ὃςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Whosoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeλύσῃlusēshall breakλύω (luō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall break”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.shall breakμίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολῶνentolōncommandmentsἐντολή (entolē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “commandments”, the of-formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.commandmentsτούτωνtoutōnthem, the sameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “them, the same”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.them, the sameτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλαχίστωνelachistōnleastἐλάχιστος (elachistos)adjective, superlative, genitive, plural, feminine — “least”, the of-formG1646least, smallest, but perhaps oftener in the weaker sense: very little, very small.This verse uses “least”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.διδάξῃdidaxēto teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to teach”, a single actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.οὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐλάχιστοςelachistosleastἐλάχιστοςadjective, superlative, nominative, singular, masculine — “least”, the subject formG1646least, smallest, but perhaps oftener in the weaker sense: very little, very small.This verse uses “least”.κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaishall be calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be called”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.shall be calledἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heavenὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ποιήσῃpoiēsēto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.διδάξῃdidaxēto teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to teach”, a single actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.μέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands — the least — and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach [them], he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands — the least — and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach [them], he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.
World English Bible
Therefore , whoever shall break one of these least commandments and teach others to do so , shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven ; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven .
Darby Translation
Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach [them], he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
Douay-Rheims
He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Deuteronomy 12:32Deuteronomy 12:32 · King James VersionWhat thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.Deuteronomy 12:32 · King James VersionOpen the Source
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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