King James Version

Acts 28:26

Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he is saying” (λέγων·) before do go here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it is saying” (λέγον) before do go here.

λέγωνlegōnSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saying”, 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.SayingΠορεύθητιporeuthētiGoπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “Go”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.Goπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleτοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰπόνeiponsayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “say”, a single 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 “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).sayἈκοῇakoēHearingἀκοήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Hearing”, the to- or for-formG189hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.This verse uses “hearing”.Hearingἀκούσετεakouseteye shall hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall hear”, an action still aheadG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ye shall hearκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.συνῆτεsunēteshallσυνίημι (suniēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “shall”, a single actionG4920I consider, understand, perceive.shallκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβλέποντεςblepontesseeingβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “seeing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.seeingβλέψετεblepseteye shall seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall see”, an action still aheadG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.ye shall seeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἴδητεidēteseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).perceive

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λέγονlegonSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saying”, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

World English Bible

saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.

Darby Translation

saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: Go to this people, and say to them: With the ear you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.

Quotes

Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 6:10 · King James VersionMake the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.Isaiah 6:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 6:9 Isaiah 6:9 · King James VersionAnd he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.Isaiah 6:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

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