Matthew 12:11
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?”
σάββατον
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
ἐγείρω
will raise it up?
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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ἔχω
will have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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κρατέω
he will take hold of
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κρατέω
To hold fast, to keep a grip on. Hold fast to what is good. In a world of shifting values grip tightly to what God says is true and right.
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πρόβατον
sheep
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πρόβατον
something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
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ἐμπίπτω
shall fall
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ἐμπίπτω
to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with
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τίς
Who
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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εἰμί
will there be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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οὐχί
surely
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οὐχί
not indeed
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