Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Matthew.7.18", "source": "Οὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν, οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν.", "text": "Not *dynatai dendron agathon karpous ponērous poiein*, *oude dendron sapron karpous kalous poiein*.", "grammar": { "*Ou*": "negative particle - not", "*dynatai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - is able", "*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree", "*agathon*": "nominative singular neuter - good", "*karpous*": "accusative plural masculine - fruits", "*ponērous*": "accusative plural masculine - evil/bad", "*poiein*": "present active infinitive - to make/produce", "*oude*": "negative conjunction - nor/and not", "*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree", "*sapron*": "nominative singular neuter - rotten/bad/worthless", "*karpous*": "accusative plural masculine - fruits", "*kalous*": "accusative plural masculine - good/fine/beautiful", "*poiein*": "present active infinitive - to make/produce" }, "variants": { "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power to", "*dendron*": "tree/plant with woody stem", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/useful", "*karpous*": "fruits/produce/results", "*ponērous*": "evil/bad/worthless/harmful", "*poiein*": "to make/to produce/to create/to bear", "*sapron*": "rotten/bad/worthless/corrupted", "*kalous*": "good/fine/beautiful/excellent" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 3:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 John.3.9", "source": "Πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἁμαρτίαν οὐ ποιεῖ· ὅτι σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει: καὶ οὐ δύναται ἁμαρτάνειν, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ γεγέννηται.", "text": "Everyone *gegennēmenos* from *Theou hamartian* not *poiei*; because *sperma* of him in him *menei*: and not *dynatai hamartanein*, because from *Theou gegennētai*.", "grammar": { "*gegennēmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sin", "*poiei*": "present active, 3rd singular - does/commits", "*sperma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - seed", "*menei*": "present active, 3rd singular - remains/abides", "*dynatai*": "present middle, 3rd singular - is able", "*hamartanein*": "present active infinitive - to sin", "*gegennētai*": "perfect passive, 3rd singular - has been born" }, "variants": { "*gegennēmenos*": "having been born/begotten", "*hamartian*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*poiei*": "does/commits/practices", "*sperma*": "seed/offspring/posterity", "*menei*": "remains/abides/continues", "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power", "*hamartanein*": "to sin/to err/to miss the mark", "*gegennētai*": "has been born/begotten" } } 10 { "verseID": "1 John.3.10", "source": "Ἐν τούτῳ φανερά ἐστιν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ διαβόλου: πᾶς ὁ μὴ ποιῶν δικαιοσύνην οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.", "text": "In this *phanera estin* the *tekna* of *Theou*, and the *tekna* of the *diabolou*: everyone not *poiōn dikaiosynēn* not *estin* from *Theou*, and the one not *agapōn* the *adelphon* of him.", "grammar": { "*phanera*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - manifest/evident", "*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is/are", "*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*diabolou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of devil", "*poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing", "*dikaiosynēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*agapōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother" }, "variants": { "*phanera*": "manifest/evident/apparent", "*tekna*": "children/offspring", "*diabolou*": "devil/slanderer/accuser", "*poiōn*": "doing/practicing/performing", "*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice", "*agapōn*": "loving/cherishing", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer" } }
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Galatians.5.17", "source": "Ἡ γὰρ σὰρξ ἐπιθυμεῖ κατὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος, τὸ δὲ Πνεῦμα κατὰ τῆς σαρκός: ταῦτα δὲ ἀντίκειται ἀλλήλοις: ἵνα μὴ ἃ ἂν θέλητε ταῦτα ποιῆτε.", "text": "For the *sarx epithymei kata tou Pneumatos*, and the *Pneuma kata tēs sarkos*: and these *antikeitai allēlois*: so that *mē ha an thelēte tauta poiēte*.", "grammar": { "*sarx*": "nominative, feminine, singular - flesh/body", "*epithymei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - desires/longs for/lusts after", "*kata*": "preposition with genitive - against", "*tou Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the Spirit", "*to de Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - and the Spirit", "*tēs sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the flesh", "*tauta*": "nominative, neuter, plural demonstrative pronoun - these things", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*antikeitai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - are opposed to/set against", "*allēlois*": "dative, neuter, plural - one another/each other", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*ha*": "accusative, neuter, plural relative pronoun - which things", "*an*": "conditional particle - ever/would", "*thelēte*": "present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might wish/want/desire", "*tauta*": "accusative, neuter, plural demonstrative pronoun - these things", "*poiēte*": "present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might do/perform" }, "variants": { "*sarx*": "flesh/body/human nature", "*epithymei*": "desires/longs for/lusts after/craves", "*kata*": "against/in opposition to", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/spirit/breath", "*antikeitai*": "are opposed to/set against/are contrary to", "*allēlois*": "one another/each other/mutually", "*thelēte*": "you might wish/want/desire/will", "*poiēte*": "you might do/perform/practice" } }