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Acts 14:15

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who” (τὸν) before is living here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before heaven here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingἌνδρεςandresSirsἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Sirs”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Sirsτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyταῦταtautatheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.theseποιεῖτεpoieitemadeποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “made”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.madeκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁμοιοπαθεῖςhomoiopatheislikeὁμοιοπαθής (homoiopathēs)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “like”, the subject formG3663of like feelings, having similar passions and feelings, of like infirmities.ἐσμενesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoia humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.εὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoito speak good newsεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak good news”, an ongoing or repeated 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).ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ματαίωνmataiōnfutileμάταιος (mataios)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “futile”, the of-formG3152vain, unreal, ineffectual, unproductive; practically: godless.ἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinto turnἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, present active infinitive — “to turn”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.θεὸνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ζῶνταzōntato liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐποίησενepoiēsento doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.τὸνtontheὁ (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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσανthalassanseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenthat are thereinἐνpreposition — “that are therein”G1722in, on, among.that are thereinαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and saying, 'Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

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World English Bible

“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

Darby Translation

and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;

Douay-Rheims

Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

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