King James Version

John 20:16

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Mary” (Μαριάμ.) before Having turned here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in Hebrew” (Ἑβραϊστί·) before Rabboni here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Mary” (Μαρία) before Having turned here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “that” (ὃ) before is to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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.saithαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΜαριάμmariamMaryΜαριάμnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the calling formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.Maryστραφεῖσαstrapheisaturnedστρέφω (strephō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “turned”, a single actionG4762I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.turnedἐκείνηekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.λέγειlegeiherself, and saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “herself, and 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.herself, and saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἙβραϊστίhebraistiin AramaicἙβραϊστίadverb — “in Aramaic”G1447in the Hebrew, or rather, in the Aramaic dialect.ΡαββουνιrabbouniRabboniραββουνιnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Rabboni”, the calling formG4462Rabbi, my master, teacher; a title of respect often applied to Christ.Rabboni(ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichλέγεταιlegetaiis to sayλέγω (legō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is to say”, 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 “say”.is to sayΔιδάσκαλε)didaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Master

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΜαρίαmariaMaryΜαρίαnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the calling formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus saith to her, 'Mary!' having turned, she saith to him, 'Rabbouni;' that is to say, 'Teacher.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, Teacher.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus saith to her, 'Mary!' having turned, she saith to him, 'Rabbouni;' that is to say, 'Teacher.'

World English Bible

Jesus said to her, “ Mary .” She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!”

Darby Translation

Jesus says to her, Mary. She, turning round, says to him in Hebrew, Rabboni, which means Teacher.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith to her: Mary. She turning, saith to him: Rabboni (which is to say, Master).

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