King James Version

Luke 1:6

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in front of” (ἐναντίον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “before” (ἐνώπιον) before the here.

ἦσανēsanthey wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.they wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.δίκαιοιdikaioirighteousδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “righteous”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.righteousἀμφότεροιamphoteroibothἀμφότεροιadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “both”, the subject formG297both (of two).ἐναντίονenantionbeforeἐναντίονpreposition — “before”G1726before, in the presence of, in the eyes of.This verse uses “before”.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiwalkingπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “walking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.walkingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπάσαιςpasaisallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολαῖςentolaiscommandmentsἐντολή (entolē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “commandments”, the to- or for-formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.the commandmentsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinordinancesδικαίωμα (dikaiōma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “ordinances”, the to- or for-formG1345a thing pronounced (by God) to be righteous (just, the right); or the restoration of a criminal, a fresh chance given him; a righteous deed, an instance of perfect righteousness.ordinancesτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἄμεμπτοιamemptoiblamelessἄμεμπτος (amemptos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “blameless”, the subject formG273blameless, free from fault or defect.blameless

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

World English Bible

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Darby Translation

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Douay-Rheims

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

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