King James Version

John 19:14

And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was about” (ἦν ὡς) before [the] sixth here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now like” (δὲ ὡσεὶ) before [the] sixth here.

ἦνēnit wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.it wasδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andπαρασκευὴparaskeuēPreparation Dayπαρασκευήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Preparation Day”, the subject formG3904the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πάσχαpaschaPassoverπάσχαnoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Passover”, the of-formG3957the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb.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.hourἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ὡςhōswhichὡςpreposition — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἕκτηhektēsixthἕκτος (hektos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “sixth”, the subject formG1623sixth.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he 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.he saithτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίοιςioudaioisunto the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.unto the JewsἼδεideBeholdἴδεparticle — “Behold”G2396See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεὺςbasileusKingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “King”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.Kingὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeAndδέverb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “And”, an ongoing action in the pastG1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.ὡσεὶhōseiaboutὡσείparticle — “about”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “about”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, 'Lo, your king!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!

Young’s Literal Translation

and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, 'Lo, your king!'

World English Bible

Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

Darby Translation

(now it was [the] preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!

Douay-Rheims

And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews: Behold your king.

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