Matthew 16:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μέλλει γὰρ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ Πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ· καὶ τότε ἀποδώσει ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὴν πρᾶξιν αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

For mellei the Huios of the anthrōpou erchesthai in the doxē of the Patros of him with the angelōn of him; and then he will apodōsei to each according to the praxin of him.

Grammar Details

• *mellei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he is about to
• *Huios*: nominative singular masculine - Son
• *anthrōpou*: genitive singular masculine - of man
• *erchesthai*: present middle/passive infinitive - to come
• *doxē*: dative singular feminine - glory
• *Patros*: genitive singular masculine - of Father
• *angelōn*: genitive plural masculine - of angels
• *apodōsei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - he will repay/reward
• *praxin*: accusative singular feminine - deed/practice

Word Meanings

• *mellei*: is about to/will/is going to
• *Huios tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man (messianic title)
• *erchesthai*: to come/arrive
• *doxē*: glory/splendor/honor
• *Patros*: Father/progenitor
• *angelōn*: angels/messengers
• *apodōsei*: will repay/reward/render
• *praxin*: deed/practice/action

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G1063} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} shall{G3195} come{G2064} in{G1722} the glory{G1391} of{G3962} his{G846} Father{G3962} with{G3326} his{G846} angels;{G32} and{G2532} then{G5119} shall he render{G591} unto every man{G1538} according to{G2596} his{G846} deeds.{G4234}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G1063} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} shall{G3195}{(G5719)} come{G2064}{(G5738)} in{G1722} the glory{G1391} of his{G846} Father{G3962} with{G3326} his{G846} angels{G32}; and{G2532} then{G5119} he shall reward{G591}{(G5692)} every man{G1538} according{G2596} to his{G846} works{G4234}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For the sonne of man shall come in the glory of his father wt his angels: and then shall he rewarde every man accordinge to his dedes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For it wil come to passe, that the sonne of ma shal come in the glory of his father with his angels, and then shal he rewarde euery one acordinge to his dedes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Sonne of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and then shal he giue to euery man according to his deedes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the sonne of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his Angels: and then shall he rewarde euery man accordyng to his workes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 2:6 : 6 He will repay each person according to their deeds.
• 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
• Rev 22:12-15 : 12 Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are those who keep His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Jude 1:14 : 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them, saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with countless thousands of His holy ones,'
• Eph 6:8 : 8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
• Rom 14:12 : 12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
• Ps 62:12 : 12 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: That power belongs to God.
• Prov 24:12 : 12 If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.
• Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
• Zech 14:5 : 5 You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley between the mountains will reach to Azal. You will flee as you fled because of the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
• Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
• Jer 32:19 : 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, rewarding each person according to their ways and the fruit of their deeds.
• Matt 13:49 : 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous.
• Matt 24:30 : 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Mark 8:38 : 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.
• Luke 21:27 : 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
• Rev 1:7 : 7 Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Yes, Amen.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
• Job 34:11 : 11 For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves.
• 2 Thess 1:7-9 : 7 and to give relief to you who are troubled, along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels. 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might. 10 On that day, when He comes to be glorified among His saints and marveled at by all who have believed—because our testimony to you was believed.
• Mark 14:62 : 62 Jesus said, "I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."
• Luke 9:26 : 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
• Ezek 7:27 : 27 The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct and judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
• Matt 10:41-42 : 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
• Dan 7:10 : 10 A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him. A thousand thousands served Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court sat, and the books were opened.
• Luke 22:69 : 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.'
• Acts 1:11 : 11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him go into heaven."
• Matt 25:31 : 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."
• 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 If you call upon the Father, who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, live your lives in reverent fear during the time of your temporary residence here.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
• 1 Thess 4:16 : 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
• Matt 13:41 : 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all things that cause sin and all who practice lawlessness.
• Matt 8:20 : 20 Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'
• 1 Cor 8:8 : 8 Food will not bring us closer to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.