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Luke 10:13

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “had been” (ἐγενήθησαν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “sitting” (καθήμενοι) before they would here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “were there” (ἐγένοντο) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “sitting” (καθήμεναι) before they would here.

ΟὐαίouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeΧοραζίνchorazinChorazinΧοραζίνnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Chorazin”, the calling formG5523Chorazin, a town of Galilee.Chorazinοὐαίouai! woeοὐαίinterjection — “! woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.! woeσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeΒηθσαϊδάbēthsaidaBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Bethsaida”, the calling formG966Bethsaida, (a) a city of Galilee, (b) a city east of the Jordan.Bethsaidaὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΤύρῳturōTyreΤύρος (turos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Tyre”, the to- or for-formG5184Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia.Tyreκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣιδῶνιsidōniSidonΣιδών (sidōn)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Sidon”, the to- or for-formG4605Sidon, a great coast city of Phoenicia.Sidonἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanhave been doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “have been done”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.have been doneαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμειςdunameispowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενόμεναιgenomenaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youπάλαιpalaia great while agoπάλαιadverb — “a great while ago”G3819of old, long ago, in times past, former.a great while agoἂνaninἄνparticle — “in”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.inἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.σάκκῳsakkōsackclothσάκκος (sakkos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “sackcloth”, the to- or for-formG4526sack-cloth, a sign of mourning.sackclothκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσποδῷspodōashesσποδός (spodos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “ashes”, the to- or for-formG4700ashes.ashesκαθήμενοιkathēmenoito sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.μετενόησανmetenoēsanto repentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐγένοντοegenontohad been doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person plural — “had been done”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.καθήμεναιkathēmenaisittingκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle or passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “sitting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;

World English Bible

“ Woe to you , Chorazin ! Woe to you , Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you , they would have repented long ago , sitting in sackcloth and ashes .

Darby Translation

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Douay-Rheims

Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida. For if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the mighty works that have been wrought in you, they would have done penance long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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