King James Version
John 2:21
But he spake of the temple of his body.
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ἐκεῖνοςekeinosheἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔλεγενelegenspakeλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “spake”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.spakeπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ναοῦnaoutempleναός (naos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “temple”, the of-formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.the templeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματοςsōmatosbodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.bodyαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;
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American Standard Version (1901)
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Young’s Literal Translation
but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;
World English Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Darby Translation
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Douay-Rheims
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
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