King James Version

Hebrews 12:15

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “this” (αὐτῆς) before may be here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “this” (ταύτης) before may be here.

ἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountesLooking diligentlyἐπισκοπέω (episkopeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Looking diligently”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1983I exercise oversight, care for, visit.Looking diligentlyμήmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestτιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manὑστερῶνhusterōnfailὑστερέω (hustereō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “fail”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5302I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.failἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χάριτοςcharitosgraceχάρις (charis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “grace”, the of-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.the graceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godμήmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestτιςtisanyτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “any”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.anyῥίζαrhizarootῥίζαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “root”, the subject formG4491a root, shoot, source; that which comes from the root, a descendent.rootπικρίαςpikriasof bitternessπικρία (pikria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of bitterness”, the of-formG4088bitterness, harshness, hence met: an embittered (resentful) spirit.of bitternessἄνωanōupἄνωadverb — “up”G507up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region.upφύουσαphuousato growφύω (phuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to grow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5453I grow, grow up, spring up.This verse uses “grow”.ἐνοχλῇenochlētroubleἐνοχλέω (enochleō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “trouble”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1776I disturb, cause tumult, trouble, annoy.troubleκαὶkaiyou, andκαίconjunction — “you, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.you, andδι’ditherebyδιά (dia)preposition — “thereby”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.therebyαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μιανθῶσινmianthōsinbe defiledμιαίνω (miainō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “be defiled”, a single actionG3392I stain, pollute, defile, corrupt.be defiledπολλοίpolloimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ταύτηςtautēsthisταύτῃ (tautē)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “this”, the of-formG5026

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

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American Standard Version (1901)

looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled;

Young’s Literal Translation

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

World English Bible

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled by it,

Darby Translation

watching lest [there be] any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and many be defiled by it;

Douay-Rheims

Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder, and by it many be defiled.

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