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Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “some” (τινὲς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “scribes” (γραμματέων) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of the” (τῶν) before Pharisees here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[of] the scribes” (οἱ γραμματεῖς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Surely we shall be fighting God” (μὴ θεομαχῶμεν;) after angel here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐγένετοegenetothere aroseγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “there arose”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.there aroseδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butκραυγὴkraugēshoutingκραυγήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “shouting”, the subject formG2906(a) a shout, cry, clamor, (b) outcry, clamoring against another.μεγάληmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀναστάντεςanastantesto ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to arise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.τινὲςtinesoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματέωνgrammateōnscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the of-formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μέρουςmerouspartμέρος (meros)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “part”, the of-formG3313a part, portion, share.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαίωνpharisaiōnPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.διεμάχοντοdiemachontoto contend sharplyδιαμάχομαι (diamachomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to contend sharply”, an ongoing action in the pastG1264I strive greatly, contend fiercely.λέγοντεςlegontesto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated 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 “speak”.Οὐδὲνoudennoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “none”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.κακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.εὑρίσκομενheuriskomento findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to find”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.τούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πνεῦμαpneumaa spiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.a spiritἐλάλησενelalēsenhath spokenλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath spoken”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.hath spokenαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ἄγγελος—angelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the of-formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.μὴmēnotμήnegative particle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.θεομαχῶμενtheomachōmenfightθεομαχέω (theomacheō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “fight”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2313

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”

Darby Translation

And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel...

Douay-Rheims

And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

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