Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seeing” (βλέποντες) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “looking” (ἐμβλέποντες) before into here.
οἳhoiWhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.Whichκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidἌνδρεςandresYe menἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Ye men”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Ye menΓαλιλαῖοιgalilaioiof GalileeΓαλιλαῖος (galilaios)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “of Galilee”, the calling formG1057a Galilean, an inhabitant of Galilee.of Galileeτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyἑστήκατεhestēkatestand yeἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “stand ye”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.stand yeβλέποντεςblepontesseeingβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “seeing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtonwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichοὐρανόνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναλημφθεὶςanalēmphtheisto take upἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to take up”, a single actionG353I take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away.This verse uses “take up”.ἀφ’aphaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.ἐλεύσεταιeleusetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an action still aheadG2064I come, go.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.τρόπονtroponwayτρόπος (tropos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “way”, the object formG5158(a) way, manner, (b) manner of life, character.This verse uses “way”.ἐθεάσασθεetheasastheto look atθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to look at”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πορευόμενονporeuomenonto travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to travel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανόνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐμβλέποντεςemblepontesgazing upἐμβλέπω (emblepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “gazing up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1689I look into (upon); met: I consider; I see clearly.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
who also said, 'Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
Young’s Literal Translation
who also said, 'Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'
World English Bible
who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
Darby Translation
who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
Douay-Rheims
Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.
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