Matthew 17:27
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. ”
ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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στόμα
mouth
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στόμα
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
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εὑρίσκω
you will find
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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δίδωμι
do give
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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πορεύομαι
having gone
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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σκανδαλίζω
we may offend
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σκανδαλίζω
to entrap, i.e. trip up (figuratively, stumble (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure)
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στατήρ
a four-drachma coin.
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στατήρ
a stander (standard of value), i.e. (specially), a stater or certain coin
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ἐκεῖνος
That which
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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λαμβάνω
having taken
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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θάλασσα
sea
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θάλασσα
the sea (genitive case or specially)
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ἰχθύς
fish
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ἰχθύς
a fish
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