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Acts 12:25

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to” (εἰς) before Jerusalem here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἐξ) before Jerusalem here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before John here.

ΒαρναβᾶςbarnabasBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the subject formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.Barnabasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣαῦλοςsaulosSaulΣαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the subject formG4569Saul, the apostle.This verse uses “Saul”.Saulὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanreturnedὑποστρέφω (hupostrephō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “returned”, a single actionG5290I turn back, return.returnedεἰςeisfromεἰςpreposition — “from”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.fromἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemπληρώσαντεςplērōsanteswhen they had fulfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they had fulfilled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.when they had fulfilledτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διακονίανdiakoniantheir ministryδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “their ministry”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.their ministryσυμπαραλαβόντεςsumparalabontestook with themσυμπαραλαμβάνω (sumparalambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “took with them”, a single actionG4838I take along as a companion.took with themἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπικληθένταepiklēthentawhose surname wasἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, aorist passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “whose surname was”, a single actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.whose surname wasΜᾶρκονmarkonMarkΜᾶρκος (markos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Mark”, the object formG3138Mark, who also had the Hebrew name John, son of Mary, nephew of Barnabas, coadjutor of Barnabas, Paul, and Peter.Mark

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐξexfromἐκ (ek)preposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with [them] John, who was surnamed Mark.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with [them] John, who was surnamed Mark.

World English Bible

Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

Darby Translation

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service [entrusted to them], taking also with them John, surnamed Mark.

Douay-Rheims

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

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