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Hebrews 4:15

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “tempted” (πεπειρασμένον) before however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “tempted” (πεπειραμένον) before however here.

οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἔχομενechomento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀρχιερέαarchiereaan high priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an high priest”, the object formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.an high priestμὴmēwhich cannotμήadverb — “which cannot”G3361not, lest.which cannotδυνάμενονdunamenonbe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.συμπαθῆσαιsumpathēsaito be touched with the feelingσυμπαθέω (sumpatheō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to be touched with the feeling”, a single actionG4834I sympathize with, have compassion on.be touched with the feelingταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisinfirmitiesἀσθένεια (astheneia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “infirmities”, the to- or for-formG769want of strength, weakness, illness, suffering, calamity, frailty.infirmitiesἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πεπειρασμένονpepeirasmenonwasπειράζω (peirazō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “was”, a completed action with a present resultG3985I try, tempt, test.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κατὰkatainκατάpreposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inπάνταpantaall pointsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all points”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all pointsκαθ’kathlikeκατά (kata)preposition — “like”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.likeὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaasὁμοιότης (homoiotēs)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “as”, the object formG3665likeness, resemblance.asχωρὶςchōriswe are, yet withoutχωρίςpreposition — “we are, yet without”G5565apart from, separately from; without.This verse uses “without”.we are, yet withoutἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sin

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πεπειραμένονpepeiramenontemptedπειράω (peiraō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “tempted”, a completed action with a present resultG3987mid: I try, attempt, endeavor.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but [one] tempted in all things in like manner — apart from sin;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Young’s Literal Translation

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but [one] tempted in all things in like manner — apart from sin;

World English Bible

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

Darby Translation

For we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.

Douay-Rheims

For we have not a high priest, who can not have compassion on our infirmities: but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin.

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