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Acts 20:24

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “account” (λόγου) before I make here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “account” (λόγον) before I make here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor I have” (οὐδὲ ἔχω) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of mine with joy” (μου μετὰ χαρᾶς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀλλ’allButἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butοὐδενὸςoudenosnoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “none”, the of-formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.noneλόγουlogouof these thingsλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of these things”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.of these thingsποιοῦμαιpoioumaimove meποιέω (poieō)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “move me”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.move meτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχὴνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeτιμίανtimiandearτίμιος (timios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “dear”, the object formG5093of great price, precious, honored.dearἐμαυτῷemautōmyselfἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “myself”, the to- or for-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).unto myselfὡςhōssoὡςconjunction — “so”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.soτελειῶσαιteleiōsaito that I might finishτελειόω (teleioō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that I might finish”, a single actionG5048(a) as a course, a race, or the like: I complete, finish (b) as of time or prediction: I accomplish, (c) I make perfect; pass: I am perfected.that I might finishτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δρόμονdromoncourseδρόμος (dromos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “course”, the object formG1408a running, course, career, race.This verse uses “course”.courseμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διακονίανdiakonianministryδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ministry”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.the ministryἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἔλαβονelabonI have receivedλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have received”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.I have receivedπαρὰparaofπαράpreposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the LordἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaito testifyδιαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to testify”, a single actionG1263I give solemn evidence, testify (declare) solemnly.to testifyτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the object formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).the gospelτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χάριτοςcharitosof the graceχάρις (charis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the grace”, the of-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.of the graceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λόγονlogonof these thingsλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of these things”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.οὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.ἔχωechōcount Iἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “count I”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.χαρᾶςcharasjoyχαρά (chara)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “joy”, the of-formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Darby Translation

But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Douay-Rheims

But I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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