Matthew 5:23 KJV

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Harmony of the Gospels

Cross References

  • Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
  • 1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
  • Matthew 23:19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
  • Matthew 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
  • Leviticus 6:2–6 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; …

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Greek and Strong’s

  • Therefore οὖν oun οὖν Conjunction
  • if Ἐὰν Ean ἐάν Conjunction
  • thou bring προσφέρῃς prospherēs προσφέρω Verb · present active subjunctive, second person singular
  • thy σου sou Pronoun · second person, genitive singular σοῦ soû
  • gift τὸ to Article · accusative neuter singular δῶρόν dōron δῶρον Noun · accusative neuter singular
  • to ἐπὶ epi ἐπί Preposition
  • the altar τὸ to Article · accusative neuter singular θυσιαστήριον thysiastērion θυσιαστήριον Noun · accusative neuter singular
  • and there κἀκεῖ kakei κἀκεῖ Adverb
  • rememberest μνησθῇς mnēsthēs Verb · aorist passive subjunctive, second person singular μνάομαι mnáomai
  • that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
  • thy σου sou Pronoun · second person, genitive singular σοῦ soû
  • brother ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular ἀδελφός adelphos ἀδελφός Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • hath ἔχει echei ἔχω Verb · present active indicative, third person singular
  • ought τι ti τὶς Pronoun · accusative neuter singular
  • against κατὰ kata κατά Preposition
  • thee σοῦ sou Pronoun · second person, genitive singular σοῦ soû

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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