“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will (θέλει – to choose, to determine: active voice) come (ἐλθεῖν: active voice) after me, let him deny ( ἀπαρνησάσθω – middle deponent voice) himself (ἑαυτὸν – Reflexive Pronoun) and take up (ἀράτω – imperative mood, active voice) his cross, and follow (ἀκολουθείτω – imperative mood, active voice) me.” Matthew 16:24
“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech (παρακαλοῦντος: to beg) you by us: we pray (δεόμεθα: to beg) you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled (καταλλάγητε – the imperative mood) to God” 2 Corinthians 5:20
“And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves (Σώθητε – the imperative mood) from this untoward generation.” Acts 2:40
“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized (βάπτισαι – middle voice, imperative mood), and wash away (ἀπόλουσαι – middle voice, imperative mood) thy sins, calling (ἐπικαλεσάμενος – middle voice) on the name of the Lord.” Acts 22:16
“Repent (μετανοήσατε – imperative mood with active voice) ye therefore, and be converted (ἐπιστρέψατε – the imperative mood with active voice), that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19
“But as many as received (ἔλαβον: to choose – active voice) him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” John 1:12
“It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard (ἀκούσας – active voice), and hath learned (μαθὼν – active voice) of the Father, cometh (ἔρχεται – Middle or Passive Deponent) unto me.” John 6:45
“If a man therefore purge (ἐκκαθάρῃ – active voice) himself (ἑαυτὸν – Reflexive Pronoun) from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.” 2 Tim 2:21
“Submit yourselves (ὑποτάγητε – imperative mood) therefore to God. Resist (ἀντίστητε – imperative mood, active voice) the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
“Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse(καθάρισον – active voice, imperative mood) first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.” Matthew 23:26
“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off (ἀπεκδυσάμενοι – middle voice) the old man with his deeds” Colossians 3:9
“That ye put off (ἀποθέσθαι – middle voice) concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts” Ephesians 4:22
“Let (βασιλευέτω – imperative mood, active voice) not sin therefore reignin your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.” Romans 6:12
“Little children, keep (φυλάξατε – active voice, imperative mood) yourselves (ἑαυτοὺς – Reflexive Pronoun) from idols. Amen” 1 John 5:21
“Keep (τηρήσατε – imperative mood, active voice) yourselves (ἑαυτοὺς – Reflexive Pronoun) in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 1:21
“And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed (ἔπλυναν – active voice) their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Revelation 7:14
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made (ἡτοίμασεν – active voice) herself (ἑαυτήν – Reflexive Pronoun) ready.” Revelation 19:7
The Imperative Mood: “Corresponds to the English imperative, and expresses a command to the hearer to perform a certain action by the order and authority of the one commanding. Thus, Jesus’ phrase, “Repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mk.1:15) is not at all an “invitation,” but an absolute command requiring full obedience on the part of all hearers.”
The Active Voice: “Represents the subject as the doer or performer of the action. e.g., in the sentence, “Jesus returned to Capernaum” Jesus performs the action.”
Reflexive Pronoun: “Words ending in -self or -selves that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same. E.g. myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves”
Middle Voice: “The middle voice denotes that the subject is both an agent of an action and somehow concerned with the action,” “When the Greek middle voice verb form is used, the subject of the verb is seen as acting upon itself or for its own benefit.”
Middle voice is when a subject performs an action to himself, performs the action for himself, or allows something to be done for him or to him.
Middle or Passive Deponent: “Forms in almost all cases are translated as being in the active voice.”
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