The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he may put” (βάλῃ) before me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he may put” (βάλλῃ) before me here.
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενῶνasthenōnbe weakἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “be weak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.ΚύριεkurieSirκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Sir”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “sir”.Sirἄνθρωπονanthrōponmanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.manοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔχωechōto haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.ταραχθῇtarachthēto troubleταράσσω (tarassō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to trouble”, a single actionG5015I disturb, agitate, stir up, trouble.This verse uses “trouble”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “water”, the subject formG5204water.βάλῃbalēputβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “put”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “put”.putμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κολυμβήθρανkolumbēthranpoolκολυμβήθρα (kolumbēthra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “pool”, the object formG2861(lit: a diving or swimming place), a pool.the poolἐνenwhileἐνpreposition — “while”G1722in, on, among.whileᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔρχομαιerchomaiam comingἔρχομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “am coming”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.am comingἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἄλλοςallosanotherἄλλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “another”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherπρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meκαταβαίνειkatabaineito comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
βάλλῃballēputβάλλω (ballō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “put”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “put”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
The ailing man answered him, 'Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
Young’s Literal Translation
The ailing man answered him, 'Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.'
World English Bible
The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, another steps down before me.”
Darby Translation
The infirm [man] answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.
Douay-Rheims
The infirm man answered him: Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pond. For whilst I am coming, another goeth down before me.
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