The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and were seeking him to kill” (καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι,) before because here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andδιὰdiathereforeδιάpreposition — “therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐδίωκονediōkondidδιώκω (diōkō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “did”, an ongoing action in the pastG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.didοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jews”, the subject formG2453Jewish.the Jewsτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsἐποίειepoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing action in the pastG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.onσαββάτῳsabbatōsabbath dayσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “sabbath day”, the to- or for-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.the sabbath day
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐζήτουνezētounsoughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaito killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
Young’s Literal Translation
and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
World English Bible
For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
Darby Translation
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
Douay-Rheims
Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
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