Definition
and; even, also; namely
and; even, also; namely
Kai and I!
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
give thanks and sing.
“καί the Word became flesh καί dwelt among us.” (John 1:14)
“Do not καί the tax collectors do the same?” (Matt 5:46)
“The Lord stood by me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled, namely, all the Gentiles might hear.” (2 Tim 4:17)
| Matthew 9:3 | At this (kai | καί | conj), some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” |
| Matthew 9:4 | And (kai | καί | conj) Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why are you harboring evil thoughts in your hearts? |
| Matthew 9:5 | For which is easier; to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and (kai | καί | conj) walk’? |
| Matthew 9:6 | But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and (kai | καί | conj) go to your home.” |
| Matthew 9:7 | So (kai | καί | conj) he got up and went to his home. |
| Matthew 9:8 | When the crowds saw it, they were struck with awe and (kai | καί | conj) glorified God who had given such authority to men. |
| Matthew 9:9 | As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and (kai | καί | conj) he said to him, “Follow me.” So (kai | καί | conj) Matthew got up and followed him. |
| Matthew 9:10 | And (kai | καί | conj) as Jesus sat at table in the house, many tax collectors and (kai | καί | conj) sinners came and were eating with Jesus and (kai | καί | conj) his disciples. |
| Matthew 9:11 | When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and (kai | καί | conj) sinners?” |
| Matthew 9:13 | Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the pious, but sinners, to repentance.” |
| Matthew 9:14 | Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, “Why do we and (kai | καί | conj) the Pharisees fast regularly, but your disciples do not fast?” |
| Matthew 9:15 | And (kai | καί | conj) Jesus said to them, “Certainly the wedding guests can’t mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and (kai | καί | conj) then they will fast! |
| Matthew 9:16 | No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment, and (kai | καί | conj) the tear will be worse. |
| Matthew 9:17 | Neither is new wine poured into old wineskins. If that happens, the wineskins split, the wine pours out, and (kai | καί | conj) the wineskins are ruined. Instead, new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and (kai | καί | conj) so both are preserved.” |
| Matthew 9:18 | As he was saying these things a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand on her and (kai | καί | conj) she will live again.” |
| Matthew 9:19 | So (kai | καί | conj) Jesus got up and followed him, and (kai | καί | conj) so did his disciples. |
| Matthew 9:20 | Just then (kai | καί | conj) a woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, |
| Matthew 9:22 | And when Jesus turned and (kai | καί | conj) saw her, he said, “Take courage, my daughter; your faith has made you well.” And (kai | καί | conj) the woman was healed at once. |
| Matthew 9:23 | When Jesus arrived at the ruler’s house and (kai | καί | conj) saw the flute players and (kai | καί | conj) the noisy crowd, |
| Matthew 9:24 | he said, “Leave now, for the girl is not dead but only sleeping.” And (kai | καί | conj) they began to ridicule him. |
| Matthew 9:25 | But when the crowd had been removed, Jesus went in and took her by the hand, and (kai | καί | conj) the girl arose. |
| Matthew 9:26 | And (kai | καί | conj) the report of this spread through all that region. |
| Matthew 9:27 | And (kai | καί | conj) as Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” |
| Matthew 9:28 | When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and (kai | καί | conj) Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” |
| Matthew 9:30 | And (kai | καί | conj) their eyes were opened. Then (kai | καί | conj) Jesus sternly charged them, “See that no one knows about this.” |