matthew_12:34
Matthew 12:34
| Greek |
γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν πονηροὶ ὄντες;plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ἐκ γὰρ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article περισσεύματος τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article καρδίας τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article στόμα λαλεῖ. |
| ESV |
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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| NIV |
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
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| NLT |
You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
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| KJV |
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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