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Andδέwhen he said,εἰπόντος“FromἈπὸstrangers,”τῶν ἀλλοτρίωνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidἔφηto him,αὐτῷ“Then indeedἌρα γεthe sonsοἱ υἱοίareεἰσινfree.ἐλεύθεροί
Matthew 17:26
Study it in the app“And when he said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then indeed the sons are free.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 17:26, word by word
- when he saidεἰπόντοςeipontos
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipontos” appears- strangersἀλλοτρίωνallotriōn
stranger
From another people or family.
Where else “allotriōn” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saidἔφηephē
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appears- “Then indeedἌραAra
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “Ara” appears- the sonsυἱοίhuioi
son
A son.
Where else “huioi” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- freeἐλεύθεροίeleutheroi
exempt
Free from a tie or obligation.
Where else “eleutheroi” appears
The context
25He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?”
26 · This verse (above)
27But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
To study Matthew 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did Peter, James, and John see on the mountain, and what did the voice from the cloud say (vv. 1–5)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus command the three disciples as they came down the mountain, and until when (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
The voice said, “Listen to him” (v. 5). How can you make a quiet moment today to listen?