Matthew 13:35
New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
παραβολή
parabolḗ
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
חִיצוֹן
chîytsôwn
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
יָסַד
yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
תֵּבֵל
têbêl
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia,...
Key Terms in This Verse
παραβολή parabolḗ
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
Study G3850 →חִיצוֹן chîytsôwn
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
Study H2435 →יָסַד yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
Study H3245 →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Study H4390 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →תֵּבֵל têbêl
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
Study H8398 →Cross References
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book o...
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
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