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Acts 25:2

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then” (τε) before before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “chief priests” (ἀρχιερεῖς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (οἱ) before chiefs here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the chief priest” (ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐνεφάνισάνenephanisaninformedἐμφανίζω (emphanizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “informed”, a single actionG1718I make visible (manifest); hence: I report (inform) against; pass: I appear before.informedτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereishigh-priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “high-priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοιprōtoifirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίωνioudaiōnJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the of-formG2453Jewish.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαύλουpaulouPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.παρεκάλουνparekalounbesoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “besought”, an ongoing action in the pastG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.besoughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh priestἀρχιερεύςnoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “high priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

Young’s Literal Translation

and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him,

World English Bible

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

Darby Translation

And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

Douay-Rheims

And the chief priests, and principal men of the Jews, went unto him against Paul: and they besought him,

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