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Acts 15:1

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you shall become circumcised” (περιτμηθῆτε) before according to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῷ) before Moses here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you shall become circumcised” (περιτέμνησθε) before according to here.

ΚαίkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτινεςtinescertain menτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “certain men”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.certain menκατελθόντεςkatelthonteswhich came downκατέρχομαι (katerchomai)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “which came down”, a single actionG2718I come down from sky to earth, or from high land to lower land (or to the coast), or from the high seas to the shore.which came downἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίαςioudaiasJudaeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Judaea”, the of-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.Judaeaἐδίδασκονedidaskontaughtδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “taught”, an ongoing action in the pastG1321I teach, direct, admonish.taughtτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.the brethrenὅτιhotiand saidὅτιconjunction — “and said”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.and saidἘὰνeanExceptἐάνconjunction — “Except”G1437if.Exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.περιτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteye be circumcisedπεριτέμνω (peritemnō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye be circumcised”, a single actionG4059I cut around, circumcise.ye be circumcisedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθειetheiafter the mannerἔθος (ethos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “after the manner”, the to- or for-formG1485a custom, habit; an institute, rite.after the mannerτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Μωϋσέωςmōuseōsof MosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Moses”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.of Mosesοὐouye cannotοὐadverb — “ye cannot”G3756no, not.ye cannotδύνασθεdunasthebe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.σωθῆναιsōthēnaito be savedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be saved”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.be saved

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περιτέμνησθεperitemnēstheye be circumcisedπεριτέμνω (peritemnō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye be circumcised”, a single actionG4059I cut around, circumcise.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren — 'If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying , Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Young’s Literal Translation

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren — 'If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'

World English Bible

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

Darby Translation

And certain persons, having come down from Judaea, taught the brethren, If ye shall not have been circumcised according to the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Douay-Rheims

And some coming down from Judea, taught the brethren: That except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.

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