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Matthew 21:18

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

KJV

Πρωῒ δὲ ἐπαναγαγὼν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἐπείνασεν.

Greek NT

Mane autem revertens in civitatem, esuriit.

Vulgate

Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.

ASV

And in the morning, returning into the city, he was hungry.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
πεινάω
peinao
verb · 23×
πρωΐ
proi
adverb · 12×
πόλις
polis
noun · 164×
ἐπανάγω
epanago
verb · 3×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: Πρωῒ | WH/Treg/NIV: Πρωῒ | RP: Πρωῒας
  • ΠρωῒSBLGNT
  • ΠρωῒWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ΠρωῒαςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐπανάγων | Treg/NIV/RP: ἐπανάγων | WH: ἐπαναγαγὼν
  • ἐπανάγωνSBLGNT
  • ἐπανάγωνTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ἐπαναγαγὼνWestcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§544The kingdom belongs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts. Jesus is sent to "preach good news to the poor";253 he declares them blessed, for "theirs is the kingdom of heaven."254 To them - the "little ones" the Father is pleased to reveal what remains hidden from the wise and the learned.255 Jesus shares the life of the poor, from the …
2. Not any therefore of these things does He here intimate, but it is what I said, He displays His power to punish, and this is shown by saying, The time was not yet, making it clear that of this special purpose He went, and not for hunger, but for His disciples' sake, who indeed marvelled exceedingly, although many miracles had been done greater; but, as I said, this was stran…
1. Great is shown to be in all things the gain of humility. Thus it is that we have brought arts to perfection, not by learning them all at once from our teachers; it is thus that we have built cities, putting them together slowly, little by little; it is thus that we maintain our life. And marvel not if the thing has so much power in matters pertaining to this life, when in sp…

Cross-references

  • Acts 10:10 — And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
  • Heb 4:15 — For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
  • Mark 11:12 — And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
  • Mark 11:12 — And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
  • Mark 11:20 — And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
  • Matt 4:2 — And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
  • Matt 12:1 — At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.