King James Version

Acts 16:31

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Christ” (Χριστόν,) before and here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).they saidΠίστευσονpisteusonBelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Believe”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.Believeἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the LordἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσωθήσῃsōthēsēshalt be savedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person singular — “shalt be saved”, an action still aheadG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.shalt be savedσὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκόςoikoshouseοἶκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “house”, the subject formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΧριστόνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved — thou and thy house;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved — thou and thy house;'

World English Bible

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Darby Translation

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

Douay-Rheims

But they said: Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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