King James Version

John 10:33

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγοντες·) before For here.

ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the subject formG2453Jewish.ΠερὶperiForπερίpreposition — “For”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.Forκαλοῦkaloua goodκαλός (kalos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “a good”, the of-formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.a goodἔργουergouworkἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “work”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.workοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notλιθάζομένlithazomento stoneλιθάζω (lithazō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to stone”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3034I stone, pelt with stones.σεsethat thouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “that thou”, the object formG4771you.that thouἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.βλασφημίαςblasphēmiasblasphemyβλασφημία (blasphēmia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “blasphemy”, the of-formG988abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy.This verse uses “blasphemy”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ποιεῖςpoieismakestποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “makest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.makestσεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfθεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

World English Bible

The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

Darby Translation

The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Douay-Rheims

The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, maketh thyself God.

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