Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 19:16-29

16AndΚαὶKaiG2532,beholdG3708,oneεἷςheisG1520cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,GoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18MasterδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101good thingG18shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,thatἵναinaG2443I may haveσχῶschōG2192eternalαἰώνιον;aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?

17G3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WhyτίtiG5101callest thouG3004meG1473goodἀγαθοῦ;agathouG18? there isnoneG3762goodἀγαθόςagathosG18butG1487G3361oneεἷςheisG1520, that is,GodG3588 G2316:butδὲdeG1161ifG1487thou wiltθέλειςtheleisG2309enterεἰσελθεῖν,eiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG3588 G2222,keepτήρησονtērēsonG5083the commandmentsἐντολάς.¶entolasG3588 G1785.

18ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588He saithG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Whichποίας;poiasG4169?δὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004,Thou shalt doG5407noοὐouG3756murderφονεύσεις,phoneuseisG5407,Thou shaltG3431notοὐouG3756commit adulteryμοιχεύσεις,moicheuseisG3431,Thou shaltG2813notοὐouG3756stealκλέψεις,klepseisG2813,Thou shaltG5576notοὐouG3756bear false witnessψευδομαρτυρήσεις,pseudomarturēseisG5576,

19τὸνtonG3588HonourτίμαtimaG5091thyσουsouG4771fatherπατέρα τὴνpatera tēnG3588 G3962andκαὶkaiG2532thymotherμητέρα, τὸνmētera tonG3588 G3384:andκαὶkaiG2532,Thou shalt loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyσεαυτόν.¶seautonG4771neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613thyselfG4572.

20The young manὁ νεανίσκος·ho neaniskosG3588 G3495saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,AllπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778have I keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442fromG1537myG1473youthG3503upG1537:whatτίtiG5101lack Iὑστερῶ;¶husterōG5302yetἔτιetiG2089?

21G3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG3588 G2424saidἜφηEphēG5346unto himαὐτῷautōG846,IfεἰeiG1487thou wiltθέλειςtheleisG2309beG1510perfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andsellπώλησόνpōlēsonG4453thatG5225thouσουsouG4771hastG5225,andκαὶkaiG2532giveδὸςdosG1325to the poorπτωχοῖς·ptōchoisG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shalt haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772:andκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦροdeuroG1204andfollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG1473.

22ButδὲdeG1161whenG191the young manὁ νεανίσκοςho neaniskosG3588 G3495heardG191that sayingτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056,he went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565sorrowfulλυπούμενος·lupoumenosG3076:forγὰρgarG1063ἦνēnG1510he hadἔχωνechōnG2192greatπολλά.¶pollaG4183possessionsκτήματαktēmataG2933.

23G3588ThenδὲdeG1161saidλέγωlegōG3004JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424untoG3588 G3101hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesG3588 G3101,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754a rich manπλούσιοςplousiosG4145shallG1525hardlyδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423enterεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588 G932of heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3588 G3772.

24AndδὲdeG1161againΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,It isἐστινestinG1510easierεὐκοπώτερόνeukopōteronG2123forG1330a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574to goδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223the eyeτρυπήματοςtrupēmatosG5169of a needleῥαφίδοςrhaphidosG4476,thanἢēG2228forG1525a rich manπλούσιονplousionG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

25WhenδὲdeG1161hisG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191it,they wereG1605exceedinglyσφόδραsphodraG4970amazedG1605,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101thenG687canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?

26ButδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424beheldἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689them,and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WithπαρὰparaG3844menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isG1510impossibleἀδύνατόνadunatonG102;butδὲdeG1161withπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316all thingsπάνταpantaG3956areG1510possibleδυνατάdunataG1415.

27ThenΤότεToteG5119answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588 G4074and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,BeholdG3708,weG1473have forsakenἀφήκαμενaphēkamenG863allπάνταpantaG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532followedἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190theeσοι·soiG4771;whatτίtiG5101shallG1510weG1473haveG1510thereforeG687?

28AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424saidλέγωlegōG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771which have followedἀκολουθήσαντέςakolouthēsantesG3588 G190meG1473,inἐνenG1722the regenerationπαλιγγενεσίᾳ,palingenesiaG3588 G3824whenὅτανhotanG3752the SonυἱὸςhuiosG3588 G5207of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588 G444shall sitκαθίσῃkathisēG2523inἐπὶepiG1909the throneθρόνουthronouG2362ofG1391hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532shall sitG2523uponἐπὶepiG1909twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362,judgingκρίνοντεςkrinontesG2919theG3588 G5443twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesG3588 G5443of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG3588 G2474.

29AndΚαὶKaiG2532everyπᾶςpasG3956oneG3739that hath forsakenἀφῆκενaphēkenG863housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,orG2228brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,orG2228sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,orG2228fatherπατέραpateraG3962,orG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384,orG2228wifeG1135,orG2228childrenτέκναteknaG5043,orG2228landsἀγροὺςagrousG68,forG1752myG1473name’sτοῦ ὀνόματόςtou onomatosG3588 G3686sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,shall receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983an hundredfoldἑκατονταπλασίοναhekatontaplasionaG1542,andκαὶkaiG2532shall inheritκληρονομήσει.¶klēronomēseiG2816everlastingαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

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