Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to you” (ὑμῖν) before through here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “us” (ἡμῖν) before however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “by” (ἐν) before [the] Spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
οἷςhoisUnto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “Unto whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.Unto whomἀπεκαλύφθηapekaluphthēit was revealedἀποκαλύπτω (apokaluptō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it was revealed”, a single actionG601I uncover, bring to light, reveal.it was revealedὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἑαυτοῖςheautoisunto themselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto themselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.unto themselvesὑμῖνhuminunto usσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto us”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto usδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.διηκόνουνdiēkonounthey did ministerδιακονέω (diakoneō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they did minister”, an ongoing action in the pastG1247I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally).they did ministerαὐτάautathingsαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “things”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.the thingsἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichνῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowἀνηγγέληanēngelēreportedἀναγγέλλω (anangellō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “reported”, a single actionG312I bring back word, report; I announce, declare.reportedὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγελισαμένωνeuangelisamenōnthem that have preached the gospelεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “them that have preached the gospel”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).them that have preached the gospelὑμᾶςhumasunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “unto you”, the object formG4771you.unto youπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἀποσταλέντιapostalentisent downἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist passive participle, dative, singular, neuter — “sent down”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sent downἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐπιθυμοῦσινepithumousinto long forἐπιθυμέω (epithumeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to long for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1937I long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon.This verse uses “long for”.ἄγγελοιangeloiangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.παρακύψαιparakupsaito stoopπαρακύπτω (parakuptō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to stoop”, a single actionG3879I stoop, peer in, look down, look intently.This verse uses “stoop”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἡμῖνhēminunto usἡμῖνpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural — “unto us”, the to- or for-formG2254ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
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American Standard Version (1901)
To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
Young’s Literal Translation
to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
World English Bible
To them it was revealed that they served not themselves, but you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
Darby Translation
To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by [the] Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into.
Douay-Rheims
To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.
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Zechariah 4:6Zechariah 4:6 · King James VersionThen he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.Zechariah 4:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
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