Matthew 18:16

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{ "verseID": "Matthew.18.16", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα.", "text": "If but not *akousē* *paralabe* with you still one or two, that upon *stomatos* two *martyrōn* or three *stathē* all *rhēma*.", "grammar": { "*akousē*": "verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might hear/listen", "*paralabe*": "verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person, singular - take with", "*stomatos*": "noun, genitive, neuter, singular - mouth", "*martyrōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*stathē*": "verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might be established", "*rhēma*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - word/matter/thing" }, "variants": { "*akousē*": "might hear/listen/heed", "*paralabe*": "take with/bring along/take along", "*stomatos*": "mouth/testimony/words", "*martyrōn*": "witnesses/testifiers", "*stathē*": "might be established/confirmed/set", "*rhēma*": "word/matter/statement" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα.

Transliteration

If but not akousē paralabe with you still one or two, that upon stomatos two martyrōn or three stathē all rhēma.

Grammar Details

• *akousē*: verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might hear/listen
• *paralabe*: verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person, singular - take with
• *stomatos*: noun, genitive, neuter, singular - mouth
• *martyrōn*: noun, genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses
• *stathē*: verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might be established
• *rhēma*: noun, nominative, neuter, singular - word/matter/thing

Word Meanings

• *akousē*: might hear/listen/heed
• *paralabe*: take with/bring along/take along
• *stomatos*: mouth/testimony/words
• *martyrōn*: witnesses/testifiers
• *stathē*: might be established/confirmed/set
• *rhēma*: word/matter/statement

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But if he will not hear you, then take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But if he hear you not, take with you one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But yf he heare the not then take yet with the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre witnesses all thinges maye be stablisshed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf he heare the not, then take yet with the one or two, that in the mouth of two or thre wytnesses, euery matter maye be stablyshed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if he heare thee not, take yet with thee one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses euery worde may be confirmed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But yf he heare thee not, then take yet with thee one or two: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, euery worde may be stablyshed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But if he will not hear› [thee, then] ‹take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if he hear `thee' not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 19:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.19.15", "source": "לֹֽא־יָקוּם֩ עֵ֨ד אֶחָ֜ד בְּאִ֗ישׁ לְכָל־עָוֺן֙ וּלְכָל־חַטָּ֔את בְּכָל־חֵ֖טְא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֽ͏ֶחֱטָ֑א עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנֵ֣י עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ עַל־פִּ֥י שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־עֵדִ֖ים יָק֥וּם דָּבָֽר", "text": "Not-*yāqūm* *ʿēd* one in-*ʾish* for-all-*ʿāwōn* and-for-all-*ḥaṭṭāʾt* in-all-*ḥēṭʾ* which *yeḥeṭāʾ* upon-*piy* two *ʿēdim* or upon-*piy* three-*ʿēdim* *yāqūm* *dābār*", "grammar": { "*yāqūm*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he shall stand/arise'", "*ʿēd*": "common noun masculine singular - 'witness'", "*ʾish*": "common noun masculine singular - 'man'", "*ʿāwōn*": "common noun masculine singular - 'iniquity'", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "common noun feminine singular - 'sin'", "*ḥēṭʾ*": "common noun masculine singular - 'sin'", "*yeḥeṭāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he sins'", "*piy*": "common noun masculine singular construct - 'mouth of'", "*ʿēdim*": "common noun masculine plural - 'witnesses'", "*dābār*": "common noun masculine singular - 'matter/word'" }, "variants": { "*yāqūm*": "shall stand/shall rise/shall be established", "*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony", "*ʾish*": "man/person/someone", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "sin/offense/transgression", "*ḥēṭʾ*": "sin/offense/wrongdoing", "*yeḥeṭāʾ*": "he sins/he offends/he does wrong", "*piy*": "mouth of/testimony of/word of", "*dābār*": "matter/word/case" } }
• John 8:17 : 17 { "verseID": "John.8.17", "source": "Καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ δὲ τῷ ὑμετέρῳ γέγραπται, ὅτι δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν.", "text": "And in the *nomō* *de* the *hymeterō* it has been *gegraptai*, that of two *anthrōpōn* the *martyria* *alēthēs* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - law", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*hymeterō*": "adjective, dative, masculine, singular - your", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*martyria*": "nominative, feminine, singular - testimony", "*alēthēs*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - true", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is" }, "variants": { "*nomō*": "law/Torah", "*hymeterō*": "your/yours/of you", "*gegraptai*": "has been written/recorded/inscribed", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/persons", "*martyria*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*alēthēs*": "true/valid/genuine" } }
• 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.13.1", "source": "¶Τρίτον τοῦτο ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς. Ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων καὶ τριῶν σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα.", "text": "*Triton touto erchomai pros* you. *Epi stomatos duo martyrōn kai triōn stathēsetai pan rhēma*.", "grammar": { "*Triton*": "accusative, neuter, singular - third [time]", "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this", "*erchomai*": "present, indicative, middle/passive, 1st person singular - I am coming", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*Epi*": "preposition + genitive - upon/by", "*stomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - mouth", "*duo*": "cardinal numeral, indeclinable - two", "*martyrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*triōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - three", "*stathēsetai*": "future, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - will be established", "*pan*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - every", "*rhēma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - word/matter/thing" }, "variants": { "*Triton*": "third [time]/for the third time", "*erchomai*": "come/approach/arrive", "*stomatos*": "mouth/testimony/speech", "*martyrōn*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*stathēsetai*": "will be established/confirmed/validated", "*rhēma*": "word/matter/saying/thing" } }
• 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.19", "source": "Κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων.", "text": "*Kata* *presbyterou* *katēgorian* *mē* *paradechou*, *ektos* *ei* *mē* *epi* *duo* *ē* *triōn* *martyrōn*.", "grammar": { "*Kata*": "preposition with genitive - against", "*presbyterou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - elder", "*katēgorian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - accusation", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*paradechou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - receive/accept", "*ektos*": "preposition - except", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*mē*": "negative particle - not [part of idiom *ektos ei mē* = except]", "*epi*": "preposition with genitive - on [the basis of]", "*duo*": "cardinal numeral - two", "*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*triōn*": "genitive, masculine/feminine, plural - three", "*martyrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses" }, "variants": { "*katēgorian*": "accusation/charge", "*paradechou*": "receive/accept/entertain [a charge]", "*ektos* *ei* *mē*": "except/unless", "*epi*": "on [the basis of]/with [the testimony of]" } }
• Heb 10:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.28", "source": "Ἀθετήσας τις νόμον Μωϋσέως χωρὶς οἰκτιρμῶν ἐπὶ δυσὶν ἢ τρισὶν μάρτυσιν ἀποθνῄσκει:", "text": "*Athetēsas* anyone *nomon Mōuseōs* without *oiktirmōn* upon *dysin* or *trisin martyrsin apothnēskei*:", "grammar": { "*Athetēsas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having rejected", "*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*Mōuseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Moses", "*oiktirmōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of compassions/mercies", "*dysin*": "dative, masculine/feminine, plural - two", "*trisin*": "dative, masculine/feminine, plural - three", "*martyrsin*": "dative, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*apothnēskei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - dies" }, "variants": { "*Athetēsas*": "having rejected/having set aside/having violated", "*oiktirmōn*": "mercies/compassions/pity", "*apothnēskei*": "dies/is put to death" } }
• Num 35:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.30", "source": "כָּל־מַ֨כֵּה־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד לֹא־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ לָמֽוּת׃", "text": "All-*makkēh*-*nepeš* by *pî* *ʿēḏîm* shall be killed *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ* and *ʿēḏ* *ʾeḥāḏ* shall not *yaʿăneh* against *nepeš* *lāmûṯ*.", "grammar": { "*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular construct - striker of", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person", "*pî*": "masculine singular noun construct - mouth of", "*ʿēḏîm*": "masculine plural noun - witnesses", "*yirṣaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be killed", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer", "*ʿēḏ*": "masculine singular noun - witness", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*yaʿăneh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall testify", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person", "*lāmûṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to die" }, "variants": { "*makkēh*": "striker/one who strikes/attacker", "*nepeš*": "soul/person/life", "*pî*": "mouth/testimony/statement", "*ʿēḏîm*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another", "*ʿānâ*": "testify/answer/respond" } }
• Deut 17:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.6", "source": "עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עֵדִ֖ים יוּמַ֣ת הַמֵּ֑ת לֹ֣א יוּמַ֔ת עַל־פִּ֖י עֵ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "On *pî* two *ʿēdîm* or three *ʿēdîm* *yûmat* the *mēt*; not *yûmat* on *pî* *ʿēd* one.", "grammar": { "עַל־פִּ֣י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - on mouth of/according to", "שְׁנַ֣יִם": "numeral masculine dual - two", "עֵדִ֗ים": "noun masculine plural - witnesses", "א֛וֹ": "conjunction - or", "שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה": "numeral masculine singular - three", "עֵדִ֖ים": "noun masculine plural - witnesses", "יוּמַ֣ת": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he shall be put to death", "הַמֵּ֑ת": "article + noun masculine singular - the one who dies/the dead", "לֹ֣א": "negative particle - not", "יוּמַ֔ת": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he shall be put to death", "עַל־פִּ֖י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - on mouth of/according to", "עֵ֥ד": "noun masculine singular - witness", "אֶחָֽד": "numeral masculine singular - one" }, "variants": { "*pî*": "mouth/testimony/word", "*ʿēdîm*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*yûmat*": "shall be put to death", "*mēt*": "one who dies/dead person", "*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony" } }
• 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 { "verseID": "1 Kings.21.13", "source": "וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵ֨י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־בְלִיַּעַל֮ וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ נֶגְדּוֹ֒ וַיְעִדֻהוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַבְּלִיַּ֜עַל אֶת־נָב֗וֹת נֶ֤גֶד הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בֵּרַ֥ךְ נָב֛וֹת אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּצִאֻ֙הוּ֙ מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר וַיִּסְקְלֻ֥הוּ בָאֲבָנִ֖ים וַיָּמֹֽת׃", "text": "*wa-yābōʾû* two the-*ʾănāšîm* *bənê*-*bəlîyaʿal* *wa-yēšəbû* opposite-him; *wa-yəʿiduhû* *ʾanšê* the-*bəlîyaʿal* *ʾet*-*nābôt* before the-*ʿām* *lēʾmōr*, *bērak* *nābôt* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-*melek*; *wa-yōṣiʾuhû* outside the-city *wa-yisqəluhû* with-the-stones *wa-yāmōt*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yābōʾû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, Qal - and they came", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*bəlîyaʿal*": "noun, masculine singular - worthlessness/wickedness", "*wa-yēšəbû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, Qal - and they sat", "*wa-yəʿiduhû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, Hiphil + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they testified against him", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*nābôt*": "proper name, masculine - Naboth", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*bērak*": "perfect, 3rd singular masculine, Piel - he blessed/cursed", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*wa-yōṣiʾuhû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, Hiphil + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they brought him out", "*wa-yisqəluhû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, Qal + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they stoned him", "*wa-yāmōt*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine, Qal - and he died" }, "variants": { "*bənê-bəlîyaʿal*": "worthless men/scoundrels/sons of wickedness", "*bērak*": "blessed/cursed (euphemism for cursed)", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings" } }
• 1 John 5:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "1 John.5.7", "source": "Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες εν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Πατήρ, ὁ Λόγος, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα: καὶ οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἕν εἰσι.", "text": "For *treis* *eisin* the *marturountes* in the *ouranō*, the *Patēr*, the *Logos*, and the *Hagion Pneuma*: and these the *treis* *hen* *eisi*.", "grammar": { "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/for/that", "*treis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - three", "*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - are", "*marturountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - witnessing/testifying", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*ouranō*": "dative, masculine, singular - heaven", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father", "*Logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Word", "*Hagion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Holy", "*Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*houtoi*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - these", "*hen*": "nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*eisi*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - are" }, "variants": { "*marturountes*": "witnessing/testifying/giving evidence", "*ouranō*": "heaven/sky/firmament", "*Patēr*": "Father/progenitor", "*Logos*": "Word/reason/account", "*Hagion*": "Holy/set apart/sacred", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*hen*": "one/unified/single entity" } } 8 { "verseID": "1 John.5.8", "source": "Καὶ τρεῖς εἰσὶν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῇ γῇ, τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα: καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.", "text": "And *treis* *eisin* the *marturountes* in the *gē*, the *pneuma*, and the *hudōr*, and the *haima*: and the *treis* into the *hen* *eisin*.", "grammar": { "*treis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - three", "*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - are", "*marturountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - witnessing/testifying", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*gē*": "dative, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - spirit", "*hudōr*": "nominative, neuter, singular - water", "*haima*": "nominative, neuter, singular - blood", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/unto", "*hen*": "accusative, neuter, singular - one" }, "variants": { "*marturountes*": "witnessing/testifying/giving evidence", "*gē*": "earth/land/ground", "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*hudōr*": "water/fluid", "*haima*": "blood/bloodshed", "*eis to hen*": "into the one/into unity/into agreement" } }
• Rev 11:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Revelation.11.3", "source": "Καὶ δώσω τοῖς δυσὶν μάρτυσίν μου, καὶ προφητεύσουσιν ἡμέρας χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα, περιβεβλημένοι σάκκους.", "text": "And I will *dōsō* to the *dysin* *martysin* of me, and they will *prophēteusousin* *hēmeras* *chilias* *diakosias* *hexēkonta*, having been *peribeblēmenoi* *sakkous*.", "grammar": { "*dōsō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will give", "*dysin*": "dative masculine plural - to two", "*martysin*": "dative masculine plural - to witnesses", "*prophēteusousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will prophesy", "*hēmeras*": "accusative feminine plural - days", "*chilias*": "accusative feminine singular - thousand", "*diakosias*": "accusative feminine plural - two hundred", "*hexēkonta*": "numeral - sixty", "*peribeblēmenoi*": "perfect middle/passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been clothed", "*sakkous*": "accusative masculine plural - sackcloth/rough garments" }, "variants": { "*martysin*": "witnesses/martyrs/testifiers", "*prophēteusousin*": "prophesy/speak forth/declare", "*peribeblēmenoi*": "clothed/wrapped/covered", "*sakkous*": "sackcloth/rough garments/garments of mourning" } }