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Ephesians 6:8

In Ephesians 6 of Ephesians.

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “maybe” (ἂν) before he shall here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe whatever” (ἐάν τι) before each one here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before Lord here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

εἰδότεςeidotesto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἕκαστοςhekastosany manἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.any manὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἂνanmaybeἄνparticle — “maybe”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ποιήσῃpoiēsēdoethποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “doeth”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doethἀγαθόνagathongood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.τοῦτοtoutosameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “same”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameκομίσεταιkomisetaishall he receiveκομίζω (komizō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall he receive”, an action still aheadG2865(a) act: I convey, bring, carry, (b) mid: I receive back, receive what has belonged to myself but has been lost, or else promised but kept back, or: I get what has come to be my own by earning, recover.This verse uses “receive”.shall he receiveπαρὰparaofπαράpreposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofκυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordεἴτεeitewhetherεἴτεconjunction — “whether”G1535and if, whether.This verse uses “whether”.whetherδοῦλοςdouloshe be bondδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he be bond”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.he be bondεἴτεeiteorεἴτεconjunction — “or”G1535and if, whether.orἐλεύθεροςeleutherosfreeἐλεύθεροςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “free”, the subject formG1658free, delivered from obligation.This verse uses “free”.free

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐάνeanifἐάνconditional particle — “if”G1437if.τιtioneτις (tis)indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

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American Standard Version (1901)

knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

Young’s Literal Translation

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

World English Bible

knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

Darby Translation

knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of [the] Lord, whether bond or free.

Douay-Rheims

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man shall do, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bond, or free.

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