King James Version

Acts 21:20

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “God” (θεόν,) before They said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “among the Jews” (ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Lord” (κύριον) before They said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jews” (Ἰουδαίων) before who here.

οἱhoiwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀκούσαντεςakousantesto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ἐδόξαζονedoxazonto glorifyδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to glorify”, an ongoing action in the pastG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.This verse uses “glorify”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.εἶπόνeiponto 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).τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Θεωρεῖςtheōreisto seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.ἀδελφέadelphebrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.πόσαιposaihow muchπόσος (posos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “how much”, the subject formG4214how much, how great, how many.This verse uses “how much”.μυριάδεςmuriadesmyriadμυριάς (murias)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “myriad”, the subject formG3461a myriad, group of ten thousand, a ten thousand.εἰσὶνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίοιςioudaioisJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnbelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “believe”, a completed action with a present resultG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allζηλωταὶzēlōtaizealousζηλωτής (zēlōtēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “zealous”, the subject formG2207one who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot.zealousτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμουnomouof the lawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.of the lawὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Ἰουδαίωνioudaiōnof JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “of Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, 'Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law:

Young’s Literal Translation

and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, 'Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

World English Bible

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

Darby Translation

And they having heard [it] glorified God, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law.

Douay-Rheims

But they hearing it, glorified God, and said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews that have believed: and they are all zealous for the law.

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