Matthew 13:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ταῦτα πάντα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν παραβολαῖς τοῖς ὄχλοις· καὶ χωρὶς παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς:

Transliteration

Tauta panta elalēsen ho Iēsous en parabolais tois ochlois· and chōris parabolēs ouk elalei autois:

Grammar Details

*Tauta panta*: accusative, neuter, plural - all these things
*elalēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - spoke
*ho Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*en parabolais*: in parables
*tois ochlois*: dative, masculine, plural - to the crowds
*chōris*: preposition - without/apart from
*parabolēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of parable
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*elalei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was speaking
*autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them

Word Meanings

*Tauta*: these things
*elalēsen*: spoke/said
*parabolais*: parables/comparisons/analogies
*ochlois*: crowds/multitudes
*chōris*: without/apart from/separate from
*elalei*: was speaking/used to speak

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mark 4:33-34 : 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
John 16:25 : 25 These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
Matt 13:13 : 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

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35that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
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