King James Version

John 12:23

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “answered” (ἀποκρίνεται) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “answered” (ἀπεκρίνατο) before them here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.AndἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, an ongoing or repeated actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, 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.sayingἘλήλυθενelēluthenis comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is come”, a completed action with a present resultG2064I come, go.is comeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὥραhōrahourὥραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the subject formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatδοξασθῇdoxasthēshould be glorifiedδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should be glorified”, a single actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.should be glorifiedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, present middle or passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, an ongoing or repeated actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus responded to them, saying, 'The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus responded to them, saying, 'The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified;

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, “ The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified .

Darby Translation

But Jesus answered them saying, The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.

Douay-Rheims

But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

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