In Acts 15 of Acts .
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῷ) before Holy here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἔδοξεν edoxen it seemed good ἔδοξεν edoxen it seemed good δοκέω (dokeō) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it seemed good”, a single action G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems. it seemed good γὰρ gar for γὰρ gar for γάρ conjunction — “for” G1063 for. τῷ tō the τῷ tō the ὁ (ho) article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. πνεύματι pneumati Ghost πνεύματι pneumati Ghost πνεῦμα (pneuma) noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-form G4151 wind, breath, spirit. Ghost τῷ tō the τῷ tō the ὁ (ho) article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. ἁγίῳ hagiō holy ἁγίῳ hagiō holy ἅγιος (hagios) adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-form G40 set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. This verse uses “holy”. καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and ἡμῖν hēmin I ἡμῖν hēmin I ἐγώ (egṓ) personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-form G1473 I, the first-person pronoun. Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ). to us μηδὲν mēden no μηδὲν mēden no μηδείς (mēdeis) adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “no”, the object form G3367 no one, none, nothing. no πλέον pleon much πλέον pleon much πολύς (polýs) adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object form G4183 much, many; often. This verse uses “much”. Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων). greater ἐπιτίθεσθαι epitithesthai to put ἐπιτίθεσθαι epitithesthai to put ἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi) verb, present passive infinitive — “to put”, an ongoing or repeated action G2007 I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. This verse uses “put”. ὑμῖν humin you ὑμῖν humin you σύ (su) personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-form G4771 you. βάρος baros burden βάρος baros burden βάρος noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “burden”, the object form G922 a weight, burden, lit. or met. This verse uses “burden”. burden πλὴν plēn than πλὴν plēn than πλήν preposition — “than” G4133 however, nevertheless, but, except that, yet. than τούτων toutōn these τούτων toutōn these οὗτος (houtos) demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “these”, the of-form G3778 this; he, she, it. these τῶν tōn the τῶν tōn the ὁ (ho) article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-form G3588 the, the definite article. ἐπάναγκες, epanankes necessary things ἐπάναγκες epanankes necessary things ἐπάναγκες adverb — “necessary things” G1876 necessarily; as subst: necessary things. necessary things Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:
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American Standard Version (1901) For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
Young’s Literal Translation 'For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:
World English Bible For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
Darby Translation For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
Douay-Rheims For it hath seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay no further burden upon you than these necessary things:
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