Focused Passage

Matthew 9:18-26

Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

Matthew moves from Jesus’ authority to forgive sins, to his mercy toward sinners, to his teaching on newness, to his authority over death, uncleanness, blindness, muteness, and demons, concluding with compassion for the shepherdless crowds and prayer for harvest workers.

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18While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”

19So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.

20Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.

21She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”

22Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.

23When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

24“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.

25After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

26And the news about this spread throughout that region.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

WhileαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[Jesus] was sayingλαλοῦντοςG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralthese thingsΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularaεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularsynagogue leaderἄρχωνG758Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcameἐλθὼν*G2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] kneltπροσεκύνειG4352Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularbefore HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulardaughterθυγάτηρG2364Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvἄρτιG737Adverbhas just diedἐτελεύτησενG5053Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionButἀλλὰG235ConjunctioncomeἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] placeἐπίθεςG2007Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhandχεῖράG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionherαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionshe will liveζήσεταιG2198Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 19

Original words

SoΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulargot upἐγερθεὶςG1453Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] went withἠκολούθειG190Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularalong withκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 20

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SuddenlyΚαὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singulara womanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwho had suffered from bleedingαἱμορροοῦσαG131Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular[for] twelveδώδεκαG1427Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralyearsἔτηG2094Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralcame upπροσελθοῦσαG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singularbehind [Him]ὄπισθενG3693Adverb[and] touchedἥψατοG680Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularfringeκρασπέδουG2899Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularcloakἱματίουG2440Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 21

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionShe saidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoἐνG1722PrepositionherselfἑαυτῇG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularIfἘὰνG1437ConjunctiononlyμόνονG3440AdverbI touchἅψωμαιG680Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularcloakἱματίουG2440Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularI will be healedσωθήσομαιG4982Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 22

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-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularturnedστραφεὶςG4762Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularherαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularTake courageΘάρσειG2293Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulardaughterθύγατερG2364Noun - Vocative Feminine SingularHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularfaithπίστιςG4102Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas healedσέσωκένG4982Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwas healedἐσώθηG4982Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionthatτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularveryἐκείνηςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularhourὥραςG5610Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 23

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WhenΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularenteredἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularsynagogue leaderἄρχοντοςG758Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe sawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralflute playersαὐλητὰςG834Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularnoisyθορυβούμενονG2350Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλονG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 24

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Go awayἈναχωρεῖτεG402Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralHe told themἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionTheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulargirlκοράσιονG2877Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularis not deadοὐG3756Adverb. . .ἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionasleepκαθεύδειG2518Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey laughed atκατεγέλωνG2606Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 25

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AfterδὲG1161Conjunction. . .ὍτεG3753AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad been put outsideἐξεβλήθηG1544Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus] went inεἰσελθὼνG1525Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] tookἐκράτησενG2902Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the girl]αὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singularby theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularhandχειρὸςG5495Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular[she]κοράσιονG2877Noun - Nominative Neuter Singulargot upἠγέρθηG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularnewsφήμηG5345Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularabout thisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularspreadἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthroughoutεἰςG1519Preposition. . .ὅληνG3650Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularthatἐκείνηνG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularregionγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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