King James Version

Acts 9:31

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (Ἡ) before indeed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “church” (ἐκκλησία) before throughout here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “had” (εἶχεν) before peace here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “being edified” (οἰκοδομουμένη) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (Αἱ) before indeed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “churches” (ἐκκλησίαι) before throughout here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “had” (εἶχον) before peace here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “being edified” (οἰκοδομούμεναι) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “going on” (πορευόμεναι) before in the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were multiplied” (ἐπληθύνοντο) after Spirit here.

Ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenThenμένconjunction — “Then”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.Thenοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐκκλησίαekklēsiachurchesἐκκλησίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “churches”, the subject formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.the churchesκαθ’kaththroughoutκατά (kata)preposition — “throughout”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “throughout”.throughoutὅληςholēsallὅλος (holos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίαςioudaiasJudaeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Judaea”, the of-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.Judaeaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΓαλιλαίαςgalilaiasGalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.Galileeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣαμαρείαςsamareiasSamariaΣαμάρεια (samareia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Samaria”, the of-formG4540Samaria, a small district of Palestine, bounded by Galilee on the north, and by Judaea on the south, and taking its name from the city of Samaria, the ancient capital of the kingdom of (northern) Israel.Samariaεἶχενeichento haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.εἰρήνηνeirēnēnpeaceεἰρήνη (eirēnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the object formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.οἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēand were edifiedοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “and were edified”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.and were edifiedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορευομένηporeuomenēπορεύομαι (poreúomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, feminine — an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φόβῳphobōfearφόβος (phobos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “fear”, the to- or for-formG5401(a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect.This verse uses “fear”.the fearτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.παρακλήσειparaklēseiin the comfortπαράκλησις (paraklēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “in the comfort”, the to- or for-formG3874a calling for, summons, hence: (a) exhortation, (b) entreaty, (c) encouragement, joy, gladness, (d) consolation, comfort.This verse uses “comfort”.in the comfortτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουhagiouof the Holyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the Holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.of the HolyπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoπληθύνω (plēthýnō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — an ongoing action in the pastG4129I increase, multiply.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaichurchesἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, nominative, singular, feminine — “churches”, the subject formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.εἶχονeichonhadἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.οἰκοδομούμεναιoikodomoumenaiand were edifiedοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “and were edified”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.πορευόμεναιporeuomenaiwalking inπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle or passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “walking in”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.ἐπληθύνοντοeplēthunontowere multipliedπληθύνω (plēthunō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “were multiplied”, an ongoing action in the pastG4129I increase, multiply.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the church throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Darby Translation

The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims

Now the church had peace throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria; and was edified, walking in the fear of the Lord, and was filled with the consolation of the Holy Ghost.

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