King James Version

John 1:41

He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “first” (πρῶτον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “first” (πρῶτος) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὅ) before Christ here.

εὑρίσκειheuriskeifindethεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “findeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.findethοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.πρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἴδιονidionone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one's own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.ΣίμωναsimōnaSimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the object formG4613Simon.Simonκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΕὑρήκαμενheurēkamenWe have foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “We have found”, a completed action with a present resultG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.We have foundτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΜεσσίανmessianMessiasΜεσσίας (messias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Messias”, the object formG3323Messiah, the Anointed One.the Messias(ὅhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonbeing interpretedμεθερμηνεύω (methermēneuō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “being interpreted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3177I translate (from one language into another), interpret.being interpretedχριστός)christosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.the Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ὅhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

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American Standard Version (1901)

He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

Young’s Literal Translation

this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

World English Bible

He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ ).

Darby Translation

He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).

Douay-Rheims

He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

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