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Acts 5:28

In Acts 5 of Acts.

Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Surely” (οὐ) before by a 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.SayingΠαραγγελίᾳparangeliawe straitlyπαραγγελίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “we straitly”, the to- or for-formG3852a command, charge, injunction; a precept, rule of living.we straitlyπαρηγγείλαμενparēngeilamencommandπαραγγέλλω (parangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “command”, a single actionG3853I notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly.This verse uses “command”.commandὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδιδάσκεινdidaskeinto teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active infinitive — “to teach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.teachἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkai? andκαίconjunction — “? and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.? andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateye have filledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye have filled”, a completed action with a present resultG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.ye have filledτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διδαχῆςdidachēsdoctrineδιδαχή (didachē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “doctrine”, the of-formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “doctrine”.doctrineὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβούλεσθεboulestheintendβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “intend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.This verse uses “intend”.intendἐπαγαγεῖνepagageinto bringἐπάγω (epagō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to bring”, a single actionG1863I bring upon; met: I cause to be imputed to.to bringἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἷμαhaimabloodαἷμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the object formG129blood (especially as shed).τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὐounotοὐnegative particle — “not”G3756no, not.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'

World English Bible

saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”

Darby Translation

saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: Commanding we commanded you, that you should not teach in this name; and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and you have a mind to bring the blood of this man upon us.

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