Matthew 18:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὗ γάρ εἰσιν δύο ἢ τρεῖς συνηγμένοι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα, ἐκεῖ εἰμι ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Where for eisin two or three synēgmenoi into the emon onoma, there eimi in mesō of them.

Grammar Details

• *eisin*: verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - are
• *synēgmenoi*: participle, perfect, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - having been gathered
• *emon*: possessive pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - my
• *onoma*: noun, accusative, neuter, singular - name
• *eimi*: verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I am
• *mesō*: noun, dative, neuter, singular - midst/middle

Word Meanings

• *eisin*: are/exist/there are
• *synēgmenoi*: having been gathered/assembled/brought together
• *emon*: my/mine
• *onoma*: name/title/person
• *eimi*: I am/I exist
• *mesō*: midst/middle/among

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For where two or thre are gathered togedder in my name there am I in the myddes of them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For where two or thre are gathered together i my name, there am I in the myddest amonge them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the myddes of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for where there are two or three gathered together -- to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”

Referenced Verses

• John 20:26 : 26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.'
• Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with humanity. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.'
• 1 Cor 5:4 : 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, and my spirit is with you, along with the power of our Lord Jesus,
• John 20:19 : 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, with the doors locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.'
• Gen 49:10 : 10 'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'
• Exod 20:24 : 24 Make an altar of earth for Me, and on it you shall sacrifice your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
• Zech 2:5 : 5 I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
• John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.
• 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Phlm 1:2 : 2 to Apphia, our beloved sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house:
• Rev 1:11-13 : 11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands. 13 And among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest.
• Rev 2:1 : 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: