King James Version

Acts 8:33

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before generation here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Him” (αὐτοῦ.) after life here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ταπεινώσειtapeinōseihumiliationταπείνωσις (tapeinōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “humiliation”, the to- or for-formG5014abasement (in spirit), low condition (in circumstances).humiliationἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κρίσιςkrisisjudgmentκρίσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “judgment”, the subject formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.judgmentαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἤρθηērthēis takenαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is taken”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.is takenτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γενεὰνgeneangenerationγενεά (genea)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the object formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.διηγήσεταιdiēgēsetaito relate fullyδιηγέομαι (diēgeomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to relate fully”, an action still aheadG1334I relate in full, describe, narrate.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.αἴρεταιairetaito take upαἴρω (airō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ζωὴzōēlifeζωήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “life”, the subject formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation — who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation — who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.'

World English Bible

In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

Darby Translation

In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

Douay-Rheims

In humility his judgment was taken away. His generation who shall declare, for his life shall be taken from the earth?

Alludes to

Isaiah 53:8 Isaiah 53:8 · King James VersionHe was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.Isaiah 53:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

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