Matthew 12:49

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{ "verseID": "Matthew.12.49", "source": "Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, Ἰδού ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου!", "text": "And *ekteinas* the *cheira autou* upon the *mathētas autou eipen*, *Idou* the *mētēr mou* and the *adelphoi mou*!", "grammar": { "*ekteinas*": "aorist participle, active, masculine, singular, nominative - having stretched out/extended", "*cheira*": "feminine, singular, accusative - hand", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, masculine, singular, genitive - of him/his", "*epi*": "preposition - upon/toward", "*mathētas*": "masculine, plural, accusative - disciples/students", "*eipen*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*Idou*": "imperative/interjection - behold/look", "*mētēr*": "feminine, singular, nominative - mother", "*mou*": "personal pronoun, 1st singular, genitive - of me/my", "*adelphoi*": "masculine, plural, nominative - brothers/siblings" }, "variants": { "*ekteinas*": "having stretched out/extended/reached out", "*cheira*": "hand/arm", "*mathētas*": "disciples/students/followers", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/declared" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, Ἰδού ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου!

Transliteration

And ekteinas the cheira autou upon the mathētas autou eipen, Idou the mētēr mou and the adelphoi mou!

Grammar Details

• *ekteinas*: aorist participle, active, masculine, singular, nominative - having stretched out/extended
• *cheira*: feminine, singular, accusative - hand
• *autou*: personal pronoun, masculine, singular, genitive - of him/his
• *epi*: preposition - upon/toward
• *mathētas*: masculine, plural, accusative - disciples/students
• *eipen*: aorist indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *Idou*: imperative/interjection - behold/look
• *mētēr*: feminine, singular, nominative - mother
• *mou*: personal pronoun, 1st singular, genitive - of me/my
• *adelphoi*: masculine, plural, nominative - brothers/siblings

Word Meanings

• *ekteinas*: having stretched out/extended/reached out
• *cheira*: hand/arm
• *mathētas*: disciples/students/followers
• *eipen*: said/spoke/declared

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, 'Here are My mother and My brothers!'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, Look, my mother and my brothers!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he stretched forth{G1614} his{G846} hand{G5495} towards{G1909} his{G846} disciples,{G3101} and said,{G2036} Behold,{G2400} my{G3450} mother{G3384} and{G2532} my{G3450} brethren!{G80}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he stretched forth{G1614}{(G5660)} his{G846} hand{G5495} toward{G1909} his{G846} disciples{G3101}, and said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Behold{G2400}{(G5628)} my{G3450} mother{G3384} and{G2532} my{G3450} brethren{G80}!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he stretched forth his hond over his disciples and sayd: behold my mother and my brethren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he stretched forth his hande ouer his disciples, & sayde: Beholde my mother and my brethre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he stretched foorth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Beholde my mother and my brethren.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he stretched foorth his hande towarde his disciples, & sayde, beholde my mother, and my brethren.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, ‹Behold my mother and my brethren!›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, `Lo, my mother and my brethren!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers!

• World English Bible (2000)

  He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And pointing toward his disciples he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!

Referenced Verses

• Matt 28:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Matthew.28.7", "source": "Καὶ ταχὺ πορευθεῖσαι, εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ὅτι Ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν· καὶ, ἰδού, προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε: ἰδού, εἶπον ὑμῖν.", "text": "And *tachy* *poreutheisai*, *eipate* to the *mathētais* of him that *Ēgerthē* from the *nekrōn*; and, *idou*, *proagei* you into the *Galilaian*; *ekei* him *opsesthe*: *idou*, *eipon* to you.", "grammar": { "*tachy*": "adverb - quickly/soon", "*poreutheisai*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, feminine, plural - having gone/departed", "*eipate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - tell/say", "*mathētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - to disciples", "*Ēgerthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was raised", "*nekrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of dead ones", "*idou*": "aorist imperative - behold/look", "*proagei*": "present active, 3rd singular - goes before/leads", "*Galilaian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Galilee", "*ekei*": "adverb - there", "*opsesthe*": "future middle, 2nd plural - you will see", "*eipon*": "aorist active, 1st singular - I told/said" }, "variants": { "*tachy*": "quickly/soon/without delay", "*poreutheisai*": "having gone/departed/journeyed", "*eipate*": "tell/say/speak", "*mathētais*": "disciples/students/pupils", "*Ēgerthē*": "was raised/has risen", "*nekrōn*": "dead ones/corpses", "*proagei*": "goes before/leads ahead/precedes", "*opsesthe*": "you will see/perceive" } }
• Mark 3:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Mark.3.34", "source": "Καὶ περιβλεψάμενος κύκλῷ τοὺς περὶ αὐτὸν καθημένους, λέγει, Ἴδε ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου!", "text": "And *periblepsámenos* *kyklō* those around him *kathēmenous*, he *legei*, *Ide* the *mētēr* of me and the *adelphoi* of me!", "grammar": { "*periblepsámenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having looked around [completed action]", "*kyklō*": "adverb - in a circle/around", "*kathēmenous*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - sitting [ongoing action]", "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - says/is saying [ongoing action]", "*Ide*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - behold/see [command]", "*mētēr*": "nominative, feminine, singular - mother [subject]", "*adelphoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - brothers [subject]" }, "variants": { "*periblepsámenos*": "having looked around/surveyed/gazed at", "*kyklō*": "in a circle/around/surrounding", "*kathēmenous*": "sitting/seated/staying", "*legei*": "says/tells/speaks", "*Ide*": "behold/see/look", "*mētēr*": "mother/parent", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/relatives" } }
• John 17:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "John.17.8", "source": "Ὅτι τὰ ῥήματα ἃ δέδωκάς μοι· δέδωκα αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλαβον, καὶ ἔγνωσαν ἀληθῶς ὅτι παρὰ σοῦ ἐξῆλθον, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας.", "text": "For the *rhēmata* which *dedōkas* to me; *dedōka* to them and they *elabon*, and *egnōsan* *alēthōs* that *para* you *exēlthon*, and *episteusan* that you me *apesteilas*.", "grammar": { "*rhēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - words/sayings", "*dedōkas*": "perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you have given", "*dedōka*": "perfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I have given", "*elabon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they received", "*egnōsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they knew", "*alēthōs*": "adverb - truly/really", "*para*": "preposition with genitive - from/of/by", "*exēlthon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I came out/forth", "*episteusan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they believed", "*apesteilas*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you sent" }, "variants": { "*rhēmata*": "words/sayings/utterances", "*dedōkas*": "have given/entrusted/granted", "*dedōka*": "have given/passed on/communicated", "*elabon*": "received/accepted/took", "*egnōsan*": "knew/recognized/understood", "*alēthōs*": "truly/really/certainly", "*para*": "from/of/beside", "*exēlthon*": "came out/came forth/proceeded", "*episteusan*": "believed/trusted/had faith", "*apesteilas*": "sent/commissioned/dispatched" } } 9 { "verseID": "John.17.9", "source": "Ἐγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν ἐρωτῶ: οὐ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου ἐρωτῶ, ἀλλὰ περὶ ὧν δέδωκάς μοι· ὅτι σοί εἰσιν.", "text": "*Egō* *peri* them *erōtō*: not *peri* the *kosmou* *erōtō*, but *peri* whom *dedōkas* to me; for to you they *eisin*.", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "nominative, singular, personal pronoun - I", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/about", "*erōtō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I ask/pray", "*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - world", "*dedōkas*": "perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you have given", "*eisin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they are" }, "variants": { "*Egō*": "I/myself", "*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding", "*erōtō*": "ask/pray/request", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/ordered system", "*dedōkas*": "have given/entrusted/granted", "*eisin*": "are/belong to" } }
• John 17:20 : 20 { "verseID": "John.17.20", "source": "Οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ τῶν πιστευσόντων διὰ τοῦ λόγου αὐτῶν εἰς ἐμέ·", "text": "Not *peri* these *de* *erōtō* only, but also *peri* those *pisteusontōn* through the *logou* of them into me;", "grammar": { "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/about", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*erōtō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I ask/pray", "*pisteusontōn*": "future, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - who will believe", "*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - word" }, "variants": { "*peri*": "concerning/about/for", "*de*": "and/but/moreover", "*erōtō*": "ask/pray/request", "*pisteusontōn*": "who will believe/trust/have faith", "*logou*": "word/message/teaching" } }
• John 20:17-20 : 17 { "verseID": "John.20.17", "source": "Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Μή μου ἅπτου· οὔπω γὰρ ἀναβέβηκα πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα μου: πορεύου δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου, καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτοῖς, Ἀναβαίνω πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα μου, καὶ Πατέρα ὑμῶν· καὶ Θεόν μου, καὶ Θεὸν ὑμῶν.", "text": "*Legei* to her the *Iesous*, Not of me *haptou*; not yet for I have *anabebeka pros* the *Patera* of me: *poreuou* but *pros* the *adelphous* of me, and *eipe* to them, I *anabaino pros* the *Patera* of me, and *Patera* of you; and *Theon* of me, and *Theon* of you.", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present active indicative 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "*Iesous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*haptou*": "present middle imperative 2nd person singular - touch/cling to", "*anabebeka*": "perfect active indicative 1st person singular - I have ascended/gone up", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*Patera*": "accusative masculine singular - Father", "*poreuou*": "present middle imperative 2nd person singular - go/proceed", "*adelphous*": "accusative masculine plural - brothers/brethren", "*eipe*": "aorist active imperative 2nd person singular - tell/say", "*anabaino*": "present active indicative 1st person singular - I am ascending/going up", "*Theon*": "accusative masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*Legei*": "says/tells/speaks", "*haptou*": "touch/cling to/hold on to", "*anabebeka*": "have ascended/gone up (completed action with present effect)", "*pros*": "to/toward/with", "*Patera*": "Father", "*poreuou*": "go/proceed/journey", "*adelphous*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*eipe*": "tell/say (command)", "*anabaino*": "am ascending/going up (present, ongoing)", "*Theon*": "God/Deity" } } 18 { "verseID": "John.20.18", "source": "Ἔρχεται Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἀπαγγέλλουσα τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὅτι ἑώρακεν τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῇ.", "text": "*Erchetai Maria* the *Magdalene apangellousa* to the *mathetais* that she has *heoraken* the *Kyrion*, and these things he *eipen* to her.", "grammar": { "*Erchetai*": "present middle/passive indicative 3rd person singular - comes/is coming", "*Maria*": "nominative feminine singular - Mary", "*Magdalene*": "nominative feminine singular - Magdalene", "*apangellousa*": "present active participle nominative feminine singular - announcing/reporting", "*mathetais*": "dative masculine plural - disciples/students", "*heoraken*": "perfect active indicative 3rd person singular - has seen", "*Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - said/told" }, "variants": { "*Erchetai*": "comes/arrives/approaches", "*apangellousa*": "announcing/reporting/declaring", "*mathetais*": "disciples/students/followers", "*heoraken*": "has seen/viewed/perceived (completed action with continuing result)", "*Kyrion*": "Lord/Master/Owner", "*eipen*": "said/told/spoke" } } 19 { "verseID": "John.20.19", "source": "Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας, τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν.", "text": "Being therefore *opsias*, on that *hemera* the first of the *sabbaton*, and the *thyron* having been *kekleismenon* where were the *mathetai* *synegmenoi* because of the *phobon* of the *Ioudaion*, *elthen* the *Iesous* and *este* in the *meson*, and *legei* to them, *Eirene* to you.", "grammar": { "*ouses*": "present active participle genitive feminine singular - being", "*opsias*": "genitive feminine singular - evening", "*hemera*": "dative feminine singular - day", "*sabbaton*": "genitive plural - sabbaths/weeks", "*thyron*": "genitive feminine plural - doors", "*kekleismenon*": "perfect passive participle genitive feminine plural - having been shut/closed", "*mathetai*": "nominative masculine plural - disciples/students", "*synegmenoi*": "perfect passive participle nominative masculine plural - having been gathered together", "*phobon*": "accusative masculine singular - fear", "*Ioudaion*": "genitive masculine plural - Jews/Judeans", "*elthen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - came/went", "*Iesous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*este*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - stood", "*meson*": "accusative neuter singular - middle/midst", "*legei*": "present active indicative 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "*Eirene*": "nominative feminine singular - peace" }, "variants": { "*ouses*": "being (genitive absolute construction)", "*opsias*": "evening/late hour", "*hemera*": "day", "*sabbaton*": "sabbaths/week", "*thyron*": "doors/entryways", "*kekleismenon*": "having been shut/closed/locked (perfect tense emphasizes continued state)", "*mathetai*": "disciples/students/followers", "*synegmenoi*": "having been gathered together/assembled", "*phobon*": "fear/terror/dread", "*Ioudaion*": "Jews/Judeans", "*elthen*": "came/arrived", "*este*": "stood/took his stand", "*meson*": "middle/midst/center", "*Eirene*": "peace/well-being/harmony" } } 20 { "verseID": "John.20.20", "source": "Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν, ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. Ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ, ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον.", "text": "And this having *eipon*, he *edeixen* to them the *cheiras* and the *pleuran* of him. *Echaresan* therefore the *mathetai*, having *idontes* the *Kyrion*.", "grammar": { "*eipon*": "aorist active participle nominative masculine singular - having said/spoken", "*edeixen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - showed/displayed", "*cheiras*": "accusative feminine plural - hands", "*pleuran*": "accusative feminine singular - side", "*Echaresan*": "aorist passive indicative 3rd person plural - rejoiced/were glad", "*mathetai*": "nominative masculine plural - disciples/students", "*idontes*": "aorist active participle nominative masculine plural - having seen", "*Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular - Lord/Master" }, "variants": { "*eipon*": "having said/spoken/told", "*edeixen*": "showed/displayed/revealed", "*cheiras*": "hands", "*pleuran*": "side/ribcage", "*Echaresan*": "rejoiced/were glad/became joyful", "*mathetai*": "disciples/students/followers", "*idontes*": "having seen/perceived/beheld", "*Kyrion*": "Lord/Master/Owner" } }