King James Version

John 7:49

But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “cursed” (ἐπάρατοί) before are here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “accursed” (ἐπικατάρατοί) before are here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butὁhowhoὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whoὄχλοςochloscrowdὄχλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “crowd”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notγινώσκωνginōskōnto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawἐπάρατοίeparatoicursedἐπάρατος (eparatos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “cursed”, the subject formG6035accursedcursedεἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπικατάρατοίepikataratoicursedἐπικατάρατος (epikataratos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “cursed”, the subject formG1944on whom a curse has been invoked, accursed, doomed to destruction.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.

Young’s Literal Translation

but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.'

World English Bible

But this multitude that doesn’t know the law is cursed.”

Darby Translation

But this crowd, which does not know the law, are accursed.

Douay-Rheims

But this multitude, that knoweth not the law, are accursed.

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