King James Version

2 Timothy 4:1

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore I myself” (οὖν ἐγὼ) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Lord” (κυρίου) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who” (τοῦ) before is being here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “according to” (κατὰ) before by the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Διαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomaichargeδιαμαρτύρομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “charge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1263I give solemn evidence, testify (declare) solemnly.chargeἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtouwhoὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “who”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whoθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μέλλοντοςmellontosto ensueμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to ensue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.κρίνεινkrineinto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active infinitive — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ζῶνταςzōntasto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andνεκρούςnekrousdeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “dead”, the object formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιφάνειανepiphaneianappearingἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “appearing”, the object formG2015appearing, manifestation, glorious display.This verse uses “appearing”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.kingdomαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounthee thereforeοὖνconjunction — “thee therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τοῦtouwhoὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “who”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κατὰkataatκατάconjunction — “at”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign —

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American Standard Version (1901)

I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

Young’s Literal Translation

I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign —

World English Bible

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

Darby Translation

I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

Douay-Rheims

I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom:

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