King James Version

John 5:3

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “great” (πολὺ) before those here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after paralyzed: ἐκδεχομένων τὴν τοῦ ὕδατος κίνησιν..

ἐνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inταύταιςtautaistheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “these”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.theseκατέκειτοkatekeitolayκατάκειμαι (katakeimai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “lay”, an ongoing action in the pastG2621I recline (at table); more often: I keep my bed, am lying ill (in bed).layπλῆθοςplēthosmultitudeπλῆθοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “multitude”, the subject formG4128a multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage.multitudeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενούντωνasthenountōnof impotent folkἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “of impotent folk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.of impotent folkτυφλῶνtuphlōnof blindτυφλός (tuphlos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of blind”, the of-formG5185blind, physically or mentally.of blindχωλῶνchōlōnhaltχωλός (chōlos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “halt”, the of-formG5560lame, deprived of a foot, limping.haltξηρῶνxērōnwitheredξηρός (xēros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “withered”, the of-formG3584dry, withered; noun: dry land.This verse uses “withered”.withered

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πολὺpolua greatπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “a great”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.ἐκδεχομένωνekdechomenōnwaiting forἐκδέχομαι (ekdechomai)verb, present middle or passive participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “waiting for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1551I wait for, expect.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδατοςhudatosof the waterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the water”, the of-formG5204water.κίνησινkinēsinmotionκίνησις (kinēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “motion”, the object formG2796

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,

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American Standard Version (1901)

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered.

Young’s Literal Translation

in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,

World English Bible

In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;

Darby Translation

In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.

Douay-Rheims

In these lay a great multitude of sick, of blind, of lame, of withered; waiting for the moving of the water.

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