King James Version

John 18:34

Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “yourself” (σεαυτοῦ) before you yourself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him the” (αὐτῷ ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “himself” (ἑαυτοῦ) before you yourself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofσεαυτοῦseautouyourselfσεαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the of-formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfσὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λέγειςlegeisto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orἄλλοιalloidid othersἄλλος (allos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “did others”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.did othersεἶπόνeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).tell itσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.me

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτοῦheautouthyselfἑαυτοῦreflexive pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular, masculine — “thyself”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered him, 'From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered him, 'From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'

World English Bible

Jesus answered him, “ Do you say this by yourself , or did others tell you about me ?”

Darby Translation

Jesus answered [him], Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said it to thee concerning me?

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me?

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