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Matthew 16:27

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For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Original language

The Hebrew and Greek words behind this passage, with Strong's numbers — from openscriptures (CC BY-SA).

Strong's Concordancev. 27

γάρ (gár, G1063) — properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often… υἱός (huiós, G5207) — a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively,… ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, G444) — from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); man-faced, i.e. a human being μέλλω (méllō, G3195) — to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially… ἔρχομαι (érchomai, G2064) — to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) ἐν (en, G1722) — "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc. δόξα (dóxa, G1391) — glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or… αὐτός (autós, G846) — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the… πατήρ (patḗr, G3962) — a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) μετά (metá, G3326) — properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according… ἄγγελος (ángelos, G32) — compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by… καί (kaí, G2532) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other… τότε (tóte, G5119) — the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution) ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi, G591) — to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications)

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