King James Version
Matthew 17:23 in the King James Version says “And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.”
Matthew 17:23 · KJV
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? tribute: called in the original, didrachma, being in value fifteen pence sterling; about thirty seven cents
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?
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“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
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the third”
G5154third; neuter (as noun) a third part, or (as adverb) a (or the) third time, thirdly
“day”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“he shall be raised again”
G1453to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“they were exceeding”
G4970of uncertain derivation) as adverb; vehemently, i.e., in a high degree, much
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