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Acts 4:16

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “shall we do” (ποιήσωμεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to deny [it]” (ἀρνεῖσθαι·) after we are here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will we do” (ποιήσομεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to deny [it]” (ἀρνήσασθαι) after we are here.

λέγοντεςlegontesSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, 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.SayingΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenshall we doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “shall we do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.shall we doτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “men”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.menτούτοιςtoutoisthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatμὲνmenindeedμένconjunction — “indeed”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “indeed”.indeedγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.γνωστὸνgnōstona notableγνωστός (gnōstos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “a notable”, the subject formG1110known, an acquaintance.a notableσημεῖονsēmeionmiracleσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “miracle”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.This verse uses “miracle”.miracleγέγονενgegonenhath been doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath been done”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.hath been doneδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπᾶσινpasinto all themπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to all them”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.to all themτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinthat dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “that dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.that dwellἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmin JerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “in Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.in Jerusalemφανερόνphaneronmanifestφανερός (phaneros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “manifest”, the subject formG5318apparent, clear, visible, manifest; adv: clearly.This verse uses “manifest”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐouwe cannotοὐadverb — “we cannot”G3756no, not.we cannotδυνάμεθαdunamethabe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ἀρνεῖσθαιarneisthaito denyἀρνέομαι (arneomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to deny”, an ongoing or repeated actionG720(a) I deny (a statement), (b) I repudiate (a person, or belief).This verse uses “deny”.deny

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ποιήσομενpoiēsomenshall we doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “shall we do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaito denyἀρνέομαι (arneomai)verb, present middle or passive infinitive — “to deny”, an ongoing or repeated actionG720(a) I deny (a statement), (b) I repudiate (a person, or belief).This verse uses “deny”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem [is] manifest, and we are not able to deny [it];

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem [is] manifest, and we are not able to deny [it];

World English Bible

saying, “What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can’t deny it.

Darby Translation

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: What shall we do to these men? for indeed a known miracle hath been done by them, to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: it is manifest, and we cannot deny it.

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