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Acts 24:6

In Acts 24 of Acts.

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after we seized: καὶ κατὰ τὸν ἡμέτερον νόμον ἠθελήσαμεν κρίνειν..

ὃςhosWhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.Whoκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερὸνhieronsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the object formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeἐπείρασενepeirasento testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to test”, a single actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.βεβηλῶσαιbebēlōsaito profaneβεβηλόω (bebēloō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to profane”, a single actionG953I profane, pollute, violate.ὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐκρατήσαμενekratēsamento graspκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to grasp”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.κατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέτερονhēmeteronourἡμέτερος (hēméteros)possessive pronoun — “our”G2251Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).νόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object 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.ἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamento willθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to will”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.κρίνεινkrineinto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active infinitive — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

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American Standard Version (1901)

who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:

Young’s Literal Translation

who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

World English Bible

He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.

Darby Translation

who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;

Douay-Rheims

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom, we having apprehended, would also have judged according to our law.

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