King James Version

Acts 1:8

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “My” (μου) before witnesses here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to Me” (μοι) before witnesses here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheye shall receiveλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall receive”, an action still aheadG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.ye shall receiveδύναμινdunaminpowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.powerἐπελθόντοςepelthontosis comeἐπέρχομαι (eperchomai)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “is come”, a single actionG1904I come to, arrive, come on, come upon, attack.is comeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.πνεύματοςpneumatosspiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔσεσθέesestheye shall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ye shall beμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meμάρτυρεςmartureswitnessμάρτυς (martus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “witness”, the subject formG3144a witness; an eye- or ear-witness.ἔνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίᾳioudaiaJudaeaἸουδαίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Judaea”, the to- or for-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.Judaeaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣαμαρείᾳsamareiain SamariaΣαμάρειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “in Samaria”, the to- or for-formG4540Samaria, a small district of Palestine, bounded by Galilee on the north, and by Judaea on the south, and taking its name from the city of Samaria, the ancient capital of the kingdom of (northern) Israel.in Samariaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoἐσχάτουeschatouuttermost partἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “uttermost part”, the of-formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.the uttermost partτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earth

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μοιmoiunto meμοίpersonal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “unto me”, the of-formG3427

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

World English Bible

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you . You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem , in all Judea and Samaria , and to the uttermost parts of the earth .”

Darby Translation

but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.

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