The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Him” (αὐτὸν) before by night here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Jesus” (τὸν Ἰησοῦν) before by night here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
οὗτοςhoutossameοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.The sameἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toαὐτὸνautonJesusαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Jesusνυκτὸςnuktosby nightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “by night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.by nightκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himῬαββίrhabbiRabbiῥαββίnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Rabbi”, the calling formG4461Rabbi, my master, teacher; a title of respect often applied to Christ.This verse uses “Rabbi”.Rabbiοἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐλήλυθαςelēluthasto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to come”, a completed action with a present resultG2064I come, go.διδάσκαλοςdidaskalosteacherδιδάσκαλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “teacher”, the subject formG1320a teacher, master.οὐδεὶςoudeisno manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.δύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.canταῦταtautatheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.theseτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σημεῖαsēmeiamiraclesσημεῖον (sēmeion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “miracles”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.miraclesποιεῖνpoieinto doestποιέω (poieō)verb, present active infinitive — “to doest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doestἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ποιεῖςpoieisto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἐὰνeanexceptἐάνconjunction — “except”G1437if.exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ᾖēbeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounsameἸησοῦς (iēsous)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “same”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
this one came unto him by night, and said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come — a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
Young’s Literal Translation
this one came unto him by night, and said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come — a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'
World English Bible
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
Darby Translation
he came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs that thou doest unless God be with him.
Douay-Rheims
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.
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