Matthew 19:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he said to them, All cannot receive this saying, except those to whom it has been given.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐ πάντες χωροῦσιν τὸν λόγον τοῦτον, ἀλλʼ οἷς δέδοται.

Transliteration

He de eipen to them, Not pantes chōrousin the logon touton, but to whom it dedotai.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
• *pantes*: nominative, masculine, plural - all
• *chōrousin*: present, 3rd plural, active - receive/accept
• *logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/saying
• *touton*: accusative, masculine, singular - this
• *dedotai*: perfect, 3rd singular, passive - it has been given

Word Meanings

• *chōrousin*: receive/accept/have capacity for
• *logon*: word/saying/statement
• *dedotai*: has been given/is granted

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He sayde vnto them: all me can not awaye with that sayinge save they to whom it is geve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he sayde vnto them: All me can not coprehende yt sayenge, saue they to who it is geue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he sayd vnto them, All men cannot receiue this thing, saue they to whom it is giuen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He sayde vnto them: all men can not receaue this saying, saue they to whom it is geuen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But he said unto them, ‹All› [men] ‹cannot receive this saying, save› [they] ‹to whom it is given.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said to them, `All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to them,“Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.
• 1 Cor 7:35 : 35 And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.
• Matt 13:11 : 11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
• 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
• 1 Cor 7:7-9 : 7 For I wish that all men were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that. 8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.