Matt. 18:20 in context
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Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered in (towards) [have gathered for the purpose of honoring] my name, there I am among them."
[The phrase "in my name" has the somewhat less common preposition eis (in, into, to, towards, for) in Greek. The meaning then becomes that if even two brothers in faith jointly want to reach Jesus – the goal of their hearts' unity – the promise of his presence stands firm. Here, it should first and foremost be interpreted based on the context before (verses 15-18) and after (verse 21). The expression "two or three" is repeated from verse 16, where the second step in conflict management is described (according to the Scriptural principle of testimony, see Deut. 19:15). In verse 19, the word pragma is used, which indicates that it is a matter of fact/dispute (1 Corinthians 6:1). It is as if Jesus really wants to emphasize the possibility of this step of grace – that through his presence he wants to confirm and bless believers as they resolve a conflict, even before it escalates to the point of involving the entire congregation.]
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

οὗ   γάρ   εἰσιν   δύο   ἢ   τρεῖς   συνηγμένοι   εἰς   τὸ   ἐμὸν   ὄνομα,   ἐκεῖ   εἰμι   ἐν   μέσῳ   αὐτῶν.¶  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 16 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3757
 οὗ (oy)
 Where
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G1063
 γάρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1510
 εἰσιν (eisin)
 are
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-PAI-3P
G1417
 δύο (dyo)
 two
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
Numerical Numerical
 A-NPM-NUI
G2228
 ἢ (e)
 or
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G5140
 τρεῖς (treis)
 three
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM
G4863
 συνηγμένοι (synegmenoi)
 assembled
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
V-RPP-NPM
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 unto
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὸ (to)
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G1699
 ἐμὸν (emon)
 My
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. neut. first person accusative singular Neutral
S-1SASN
G3686
 ὄνομα, (onoma,)
 name,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G1563
 ἐκεῖ (ekei)
 there
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G1510
 εἰμι (eimi)
 am I
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-PAI-1S
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3319
 μέσῳ (meso)
 [the] midst
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
A-DSN
G0846
 αὐτῶν.¶ (ayton.)
 of them.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
P-GPM

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