King James Version

Acts 25:20

And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “these things” (τούτων.) after concerning here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “this” (τούτου) before inquiry here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to” (εἰς) before Jerusalem here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀπορούμενοςaporoumenosdoubtedἀπορέω (aporeō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “doubted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG639I am at a loss, am perplexed; mid: I am in doubt.doubtedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περὶperimannerπερίpreposition — “manner”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.mannerτούτωνtoutōnthese mattersοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “these matters”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.these mattersζήτησινzētēsincontroversyζήτησις (zētēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “controversy”, the object formG2214a question, debate, controversy; a seeking, search.This verse uses “controversy”.ἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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”.εἰeiifεἰparticle — “if”G1487if.βούλοιτοbouloitoto planβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle optative, 3rd person singular — “to plan”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.πορεύεσθαιporeuesthaito travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to travel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.κἀκεῖkakeiand thereκἀκεῖconjunction — “and there”G2546Strong’s files this form under G1563 (ἐκεῖ).κρίνεσθαιkrinesthaito judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present passive 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”.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.τούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τούτουtoutousuchτούτουdemonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “such”, the of-formG5127εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things —

World English Bible

Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

Darby Translation

And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things?

Douay-Rheims

I therefore being in a doubt of this manner of question, asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.

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