King James Version

Matthew 7:15

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “however” (δέ) before they are here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Προσέχετεprosecheteto watch outπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to watch out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ψευδοπροφητῶνpseudoprophētōnfalse prophetsψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “false prophets”, the of-formG5578a false prophet; one who in God's name teaches what is false.false prophetsοἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἔρχονταιerchontaicomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.comeπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐνδύμασιendumasiclothingἔνδυμα (enduma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “clothing”, the to- or for-formG1742a garment, raiment, clothing.clothingπροβάτωνprobatōnsheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the of-formG4263a sheep.ἔσωθενesōtheninwardlyἔσωθενadverb — “inwardly”G2081(a) from within, from inside, (b) within, inside; with the article: the inner part, the inner element, (c) the mind, soul.inwardlyδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰσινeisinthey areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.they areλύκοιlukoiwolvesλύκος (lukos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “wolves”, the subject formG3074a wolf, of perhaps a jackal; often applied to persons of wolfish proclivities.wolvesἅρπαγεςharpagesrapaciousἅρπαξ (harpax)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “rapacious”, the subject formG727rapacious, ravenous; a robber, an extortioner.This verse uses “rapacious”.

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δέdeBewareδέconjunction — “Beware”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Young’s Literal Translation

'But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

World English Bible

“ Beware of false prophets , who come to you in sheep ’s clothing , but inwardly are ravening wolves .

Darby Translation

But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

Douay-Rheims

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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