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Matthew 19

Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ

Jesus restores creation design, receives the lowly, exposes the idol of wealth, declares salvation impossible apart from God, and promises eternal reward to those who leave all to follow Him.

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Chapter Summary

Jesus restores creation design, receives the lowly, exposes the idol of wealth, declares salvation impossible apart from God, and promises eternal reward to those who leave all to follow Him.

Overview

Matthew 19 argues that Jesus’ kingdom authority reaches into marriage, singleness, children, possessions, salvation, and future reward. Jesus refuses to let marriage be defined by convenience or loopholes and returns to creation: God joins male and female in one-flesh covenant. Divorce exists because of hardness of heart, not because it reflects God’s design.

Singleness for the kingdom is a gift, not a lesser state. Children, whom disciples might dismiss, are welcomed by Jesus and become signs of kingdom receptivity. The rich young man demonstrates that outward commandment-keeping cannot save when the heart is enslaved to treasure. Salvation is impossible by human effort, status, or wealth, but possible with God.

Those who leave all for Jesus will not lose in the end; the Son of Man will reign, renew all things, and reward His followers.

Context

Author

Matthew presents Jesus as the authoritative interpreter of Torah, the restorer of creation design, the receiver of children, the exposer of false righteousness, the Lord who demands total allegiance, and the Son of Man who will sit on His glorious throne in the renewal of all things.

Audience

A Jewish or Jewish-Christian audience familiar with Genesis creation texts, Deuteronomy’s divorce legislation, debates about permissible grounds for divorce, social vulnerability of women and children, the honor associated with wealth, law-keeping piety, and expectations of eschatological renewal.

Setting

Jesus leaves Galilee and enters the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Crowds follow Him and He heals them. Pharisees test Him publicly, disciples question Him privately, children are brought to Him, and a rich young man approaches with a question about eternal life.

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Persons 3,132 Places 886 People Groups 22 Periods 10

Chapter At A Glance

Chapter Movement

Matthew moves from Jesus’ geographical transition toward Judea, to healing crowds, to Pharisaic testing about divorce, to Jesus’ creation-grounded teaching on marriage, to the disciples’ question about singleness, to Jesus’ reception of children, to the rich young man’s failure to follow, to Jesus’ warning about riches, to the impossibility of salvation apart from God, and finally to the promise of reward in the renewal of all things.

Covenant Significance

Matthew 19 places Jesus as the authoritative covenant interpreter who restores marriage to creation intent, exposes the concessionary nature of divorce law, receives children as fitting heirs of the kingdom, and reveals that inheritance of eternal life depends on God’s saving power rather than human status or wealth. Jesus’ teaching holds together creation covenant, Mosaic concession, kingdom ethics, and eschatological renewal.

Gospel Clarity

Matthew 19 clarifies the gospel by exposing the insufficiency of human goodness and the impossibility of self-salvation. The rich young man is earnest, moral, and religiously serious, yet He cannot give up the treasure that rules Him. Jesus does not lower the demand; He exposes the idol and calls Him to follow. The disciples rightly ask, 'Who then can be saved?'

Jesus answers with the gospel logic of divine grace: with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. The kingdom is received like a child, entered by God’s saving power, and followed through costly allegiance to Christ.

Formation Aim

Submission to Jesus’ Word, covenant faithfulness, tenderness toward children, contentment in calling, repentance from idols, generosity to the poor, total allegiance to Christ, dependence on God’s grace, sacrificial endurance, and hope in eternal reward.

Focus Points

Creation design
Marriage
Male and female
One flesh
God’s joining
Divorce
Hardness of heart
Sexual immorality
Adultery
Kingdom singleness
Children
Kingdom receptivity
Eternal life
Commandments
Treasure in heaven
Following Jesus
Riches
Impossible salvation
Divine possibility
Renewal of all things
Son of Man’s throne
Disciples’ reward
First-last reversal
Creation-Grounded Marriage
Divine Joining
Covenant Faithfulness
Children Welcomed
External Morality Exposed
Idolatry of Riches
Grace and Divine Possibility
Costly Discipleship
Eschatological Reward
Kingdom Reversal
Creation
Human Sinfulness
Singleness
Children and the Kingdom
Law
Idolatry
Salvation by Divine Grace
Discipleship
Eschatology
Reward and Inheritance

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Doctrine: Union with Christ Doctrine: Covenant Faithfulness Doctrine: Human Sinfulness Doctrine: Authority over Life Doctrine: Messianic Kingship Doctrine: Divine Justice Doctrine: Repentance Doctrine: Stewardship Thread: New Covenant Thread: Word and Revelation Thread: Kingdom Thread: People of God

Cross References

Genesis 1:27

God created man in His own image. In God’s image He created Him; male and female He created them.

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Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man will leave His father and His mother, and will join with His wife, and they will be one flesh.

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Deuteronomy 24:1-4

When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in His eyes because He has found some unseemly thing in her, that He shall write her a certificate of divorce, put it in her hand, and send her out of His house. When she has departed out of His house, she may go and be another man’s wife. If the latter husband hates her, and...

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Malachi 2:14-16

Yet You say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between You and the wife of Your youth, against whom You have dealt treacherously, though she is Your companion, and the wife of Your covenant. Did He not make You one, although He had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to Your spirit, and let no one deal...

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Exodus 20:12-16

“Honor Your father and Your mother, that Your days may be long in the land which Yahweh Your God gives You. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit adultery.

OldTestamentFoundation

Leviticus 19:18

“ ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of Your people; but You shall love Your neighbor as Yourself. I am Yahweh.

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Psalm 49:16-20

Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of His house is increased; for when He dies He will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after Him. Though while He lived He blessed His soul— and men praise You when You do well for Yourself—

ThemeParallel

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in His riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

ThemeParallel

Daniel 7:13-14

“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and He came even to the ancient of days, and they brought Him near before Him. Dominion was given Him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which will not pass...

OldTestamentFoundation

Isaiah 65:17

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.

OldTestamentFoundation

Matthew 5:31-32

“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away His wife, let Him give her a writing of divorce,’ but I tell You that whoever puts away His wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

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Matthew 6:19-24

“Don’t lay up treasures for Yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for Yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; for where Your treasure is, there Your heart will be also.

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Matthew 18:1-5

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” Jesus called a little child to Himself, and set Him in the middle of them, and said, “Most certainly I tell You, unless You turn, and become as little children, You will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

SameBook

Matthew 20:1-16

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for His vineyard. When He had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, He sent them into His vineyard. He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

ImmediateContext

Mark 10:1-31

He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to Him again. As He usually did, He was again teaching them. Pharisees came to Him testing Him, and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce His wife?” He answered, “What did Moses command You?”

CounterpartPassage

Luke 18:15-30

They were also bringing their babies to Him, that He might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these. Most certainly, I tell You, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, He will in no...

CounterpartPassage

1 Corinthians 7:7-9

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has His own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind. But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am. But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

CanonicalPartner

Ephesians 5:31-32

“For this cause a man will leave His father and mother, and will be joined to His wife. The two will become one flesh.” This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

CanonicalPartner

1 Timothy 6:6-10

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out. But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

CanonicalPartner

Philippians 3:7-11

However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ. Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own, that...

CanonicalPartner

Revelation 21:1-5

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more. I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and He will dwell with them, and they...

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Passages

Chapter opening: Matthew 19:1-12

Opening Unit: Matthew 19:1-12 Matthew 19:13-15 Matthew 19:16-30

v.1	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.2	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.3	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.εἰIfconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.4	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.5	καὶandadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.6	ὥστεso thatresult clauseὥστε states what happens as a consequence. ἵνα states what is intended.ἀλλὰbutstrong contrast / correctionAsk: what is being set aside? What is being asserted instead?οὖνthereforeinference / conclusionAsk: what has Paul argued up to this point? 'Therefore' is the payoff.
v.7	οὖνtheninference / conclusionAsk: what has Paul argued up to this point? 'Therefore' is the payoff.
v.8	ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.9	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.εἰonlyconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.10	εἰIfconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.11	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ἀλλ᾽but only [those]strong contrast / correctionAsk: what is being set aside? What is being asserted instead?
v.12	γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.13	ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.14	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.15	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.16	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'
v.17	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.εἰonlyconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.εἰIfconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.18	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.21	εἰIfconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.22	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.23	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.24	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.25	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.26	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.28	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.29	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.30	δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.

v.1	ἐγένετοgínomaihappenedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐτέλεσενteléōfinishedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionμετῆρενmetaírōdepartedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἦλθενérchomaiwentaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.2	ἠκολούθησανfollowedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐθεράπευσενtherapeúōhealedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.3	προσῆλθονprosérchomaicameaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionπειράζοντεςpeirázōtestpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλέγοντεςlégōaskedpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἔξεστινéxestilawfulpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἀπολῦσαιdivorceaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.4	ἀποκριθεὶςansweredaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἀνέγνωτεreadaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionκτίσαςktízōcreatedaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐποίησενpoiéōmadeaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.5	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionκαταλείψειkataleípōleavefuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionκολληθήσεταιkolláōjoinedfuture passive indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action
v.6	συνέζευξενsyzeúgnymijoined togetheraorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionχωριζέτωchōrízōseparatepresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.7	λέγουσινlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἐνετείλατοentéllomaicommandaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδοῦναιdídōmigiveaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἀπολῦσαιsend ~ awayaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.8	λέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἐπέτρεψενepitrépōpermittedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἀπολῦσαιdivorceaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbγέγονενgínomaiwasperfect active indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present result
v.9	λέγωlégōsaypresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἀπολύσῃdivorcesaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentγαμήσῃgaméōmarriesaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentμοιχᾶταιmoicháōcommits adulterypresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἀπολελυμένην[the woman] having been divorcedperfect passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionγαμήσαςgaméōwho marriesaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionμοιχᾶταιmoicháōcommits adultery.present middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.10	Λέγουσινlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthσυμφέρειsymphérōbetterpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthγαμῆσαιgaméōmarryaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.11	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionχωροῦσιchōréōacceptpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthδέδοταιdídōmigivenperfect passive indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present result
v.12	εἰσὶνeisíarepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἐγεννήθησανgennáōbornaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionεἰσὶνeisíarepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεὐνουχίσθησανeunouchízōmade eunuchsaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionεἰσὶνeisíarepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεὐνούχισανeunouchízōmade ~ eunuchsaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδυνάμενοςdýnamaiablepresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionχωρεῖνchōréōacceptpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbχωρείτωchōréōacceptpresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.13	προσηνέχθησανprosphérōbroughtaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐπιθῇepitíthēmilayaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentπροσεύξηταιproseúchomaiprayaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentἐπετίμησανepitimáōrebukedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.14	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἌφετεletaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationκωλύετεkōlýōhinderpresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationἐλθεῖνérchomaicomeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.15	ἐπιθεὶςepitíthēmilaidaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπορεύθηporeúomaiwent onaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.16	προσελθὼνprosérchomaicame upaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionποιήσωpoiéōdoaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentσχῶéchōhaveaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingent
v.17	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐρωτᾷςerōtáōaskpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthθέλειςthélōwantpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεἰσελθεῖνeisérchomaienteraorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbτήρησονtēréōkeepaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.18	λέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionφονεύσειςphoneúōmurderfuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionμοιχεύσειςmoicheúōcommit adulteryfuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionκλέψειςkléptōstealfuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionψευδομαρτυρήσειςpseudomartyréōbear false witnessfuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action
v.19	Τίμαtimáōhonorpresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationἈγαπήσειςlovefuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action
v.20	λέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἐφύλαξαphylássōkeptaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionὑστερῶhysteréōlackpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.21	ἔφηphēmísaidimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionθέλειςthélōwantpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthὕπαγεhypágōgopresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationπώλησόνpōléōsellaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationὑπάρχονταhypárchontapossessionspresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδὸςdídōmigiveaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationἕξειςéchōhavefuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionδεῦροdeûrocomepresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationἀκολούθειfollowpresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.22	ἀκούσαςheardaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἀπῆλθενwent awayaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλυπούμενοςlypéōsorrowfulpresent passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.23	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλέγωlégōsaypresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεἰσελεύσεταιeisérchomaienterfuture middle indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action
v.24	λέγωlégōtellpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεἰσελθεῖνeisérchomaienteraorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.25	ἀκούσαντεςheardaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐξεπλήσσοντοekplḗssōastonishedimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionλέγοντεςlégōsayingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδύναταιdýnamaicanpresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthσωθῆναιsṓzōsavedaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.26	ἐμβλέψαςemblépōlooked ataorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.27	ἀποκριθεὶςsaidaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἀφήκαμενleftaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἠκολουθήσαμένfollowedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.28	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλέγωlégōsaypresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἀκολουθήσαντέςfollowedaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionκαθίσῃkathízōsitsaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentκαθήσεσθεkáthēmaisitfuture middle indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionκρίνοντεςkrínōjudgingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.29	ἀφῆκενleftaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλήμψεταιlambánōreceivefuture middle indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised actionκληρονομήσειklēronoméōinheritfuture active indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action

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