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Acts 25:21

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “I may return” (ἀναπέμψω) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I may send” (πέμψω) before him here.

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ButΠαύλουpaulouwhen PaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “when Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.when Paulἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouhad appealedἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “had appealed”, a single actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.had appealedτηρηθῆναιtērēthēnaito be reservedτηρέω (tēreō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be reserved”, a single actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.to be reservedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΣεβαστοῦsebastouaugustΣεβαστός (sebastos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “august”, the of-formG4575(official Greek equivalent of Augustus), venerated, august, a title of the Roman emperors; hence secondarily: Augustan, imperial.This verse uses “august”.διάγνωσινdiagnōsindecisionδιάγνωσις (diagnōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “decision”, the object formG1233judicial examination, decision; an act of discernment.This verse uses “decision”.ἐκέλευσαekeleusato orderκελεύω (keleuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to order”, a single actionG2753I command, order, direct, bid.This verse uses “order”.τηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaito be keptτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to be kept”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.to be keptαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἕωςheōsuntilἕωςpreposition — “until”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “until”.οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἀναπέμψωanapempsōto send backἀναπέμπω (anapempō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to send back”, a single actionG375I send up (to a higher tribunal), send back.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toΚαίσαραkaisaraCaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Caesar”, the object formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.Caesar

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πέμψωpempsōI might sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I might send”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Cæsar.

Young’s Literal Translation

but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

World English Bible

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”

Darby Translation

But Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar.

Douay-Rheims

But Paul appealing to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar.

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