King James Version

Matthew 6:26

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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ἐμβλέψατεemblepsateBeholdἐμβλέπω (emblepō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Behold”, a single actionG1689I look into (upon); met: I consider; I see clearly.Beholdεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πετεινὰpeteinabirdπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “bird”, the object formG4071a bird, fowl.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notσπείρουσινspeirousinto sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to sow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.θερίζουσινtherizousinto reapθερίζω (therizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to reap”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2325I reap, gather, harvest.This verse uses “reap”.οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.συνάγουσινsunagousinto assembleσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to assemble”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀποθήκαςapothēkasstorehouseἀποθήκη (apothēkē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “storehouse”, the object formG596a repository, granary, barn, storehouse.This verse uses “storehouse”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὐράνιοςouraniosheavenlyοὐράνιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “heavenly”, the subject formG3770in heaven, belonging to heaven, heavenly, from heaven.τρέφειtrepheito feedτρέφω (trephō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to feed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5142I feed, nourish; I bring up, rear, provide for.This verse uses “feed”.αὐτάautatheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “they”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.theyοὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)particle — “no”G3756no, not.ὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.μᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.διαφέρετεdiaphereteto spreadδιαφέρω (diapherō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to spread”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1308(a) trans: I carry through, hither and thither, (b) intrans: I am different, differ, and sometimes: I surpass, excel.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?

Young’s Literal Translation

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

World English Bible

See the birds of the sky , that they don’ t sow , neither do they reap , nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them . Aren’ t you of much more value than they ?

Darby Translation

Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are ye not much more excellent than they?

Douay-Rheims

Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they?

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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