King James Version

Acts 16:7

After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then” (δὲ) before down to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “into” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to go” (πορευθῆναι,) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of Jesus” (Ἰησοῦ.) after Spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “by” (κατὰ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to go” (πορεύεσθαι) before and here.

ἐλθόντεςelthontesAfter they were comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “After they were come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.After they were comeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κατὰkatatoκατάpreposition — “to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΜυσίανmusianMysiaΜυσία (musia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Mysia”, the object formG3465Mysia, a country in the north-west of the Roman province Asia (and of Asia Minor).Mysiaἐπείραζονepeirazonthey assayedπειράζω (peirazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they assayed”, an ongoing action in the pastG3985I try, tempt, test.they assayedεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΒιθυνίανbithunianBithyniaΒιθυνία (bithunia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Bithynia”, the object formG978Bithynia, a Roman province, north-west of Asia Minor and south-west of the Black Sea.Bithyniaπορευθῆναιporeuthēnaito travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to travel”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.καὶkaibutκαίconjunction — “but”G2532and, even, also, namely.butοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἴασενeiasento allowἐάω (eaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to allow”, a single actionG1439I allow, permit, let alone, leave.This verse uses “allow”.αὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κατὰkatatoκατάpreposition — “to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.πορεύεσθαιporeuesthaito goπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist deponent infinitive — “to go”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;

Young’s Literal Translation

having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

World English Bible

When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

Darby Translation

having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

Douay-Rheims

And when they were come into Mysia, they attempted to go into Bythynia, and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not.

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