King James Version
Matthew 13:51 in the King James Version says “Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.”
Matthew 13:51 · KJV
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
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“They say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“Have ye understood”
G4920to put together, i.e., (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously
“They say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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