KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Peter” | Πέτρος, | A (piece of) rock (larger than G3037); as a name, Petrus, an apostle | Peter |
| “saith” | λέγει | Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean | saith |
| “unto him,” | αὐτῷ | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | unto him |
| “Of” | Ἀπὸ | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) | Of |
| “strangers.” | ἀλλοτρίων | Another's, i.e., not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile | strangers |
| “Jesus” | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites | Jesus |
| “saith” | ἔφη | To show or make known one's thoughts, i.e., speak or say | saith |
| “unto him,” | αὐτῷ | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | unto him |
| “Then” | Ἄραγε | A particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows) | Then |
| “are” | εἰσιν | They are | are |
| “the” | οἱ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “children” | υἱοί | A "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship | children |
| “free.” | ἐλεύθεροί | Unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e., (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability) | free |
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24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
27 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.
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