King James Version

John 5:12

Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the mat of you” (τὸν κράββατον σου) before and here.

ἠρώτησανērōtēsanasked theyἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “asked they”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.asked theyοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΤίςtisWhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhothat whichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.that whichἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰπώνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “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).saidσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeἎρονaronTake upαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Take up”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.Take upκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριπάτειperipateiwalkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.walk

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸνtonthat whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “that which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κράββατονkrabbatonbedκράββατος (krabbatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bed”, the object formG2895a bed, mattress, mat of a poor man.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

they questioned him, then, 'Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

They asked him, Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up thy bed , and walk?

Young’s Literal Translation

they questioned him, then, 'Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'

World English Bible

Then they asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘ Take up your mat and walk ’ ?”

Darby Translation

They asked him [therefore], Who is the man who said to thee, Take up thy couch and walk?

Douay-Rheims

They asked him therefore: Who is that man who said to thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

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