King James Version

Luke 10:2

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “however” (δὲ) before workmen here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He may send out” (ἐκβάλῃ) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He may send out” (ἐκβάλλῃ) before workmen here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἔλεγενelegensaid heλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said he”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.said heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτούςautoushisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.θερισμὸςtherismosharvestθερισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “harvest”, the subject formG2326reaping, harvest; met: the harvest, crop.This verse uses “harvest”.harvestπολύςpolusmuchπολύςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐργάταιergataiworkerἐργάτης (ergatēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “worker”, the subject formG2040a field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general.ὀλίγοιoligoilittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “little”, the subject formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.δεήθητεdeēthētebindδέω (déō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “bind”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1189 (δέομαι, beg).οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θερισμοῦtherismouharvestθερισμός (therismos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “harvest”, the of-formG2326reaping, harvest; met: the harvest, crop.This verse uses “harvest”.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.ἐργάταςergatasworkerἐργάτης (ergatēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “worker”, the object formG2040a field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general.ἐκβάλῃekbalēto expelἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to expel”, a single actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θερισμὸνtherismonharvestθερισμός (therismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “harvest”, the object formG2326reaping, harvest; met: the harvest, crop.This verse uses “harvest”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounThereforeοὖνconjunction — “Therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐκβάλλῃekballēhe would send forthἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he would send forth”, a single actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

then said he unto them, 'The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

Young’s Literal Translation

then said he unto them, 'The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

World English Bible

Then he said to them, “ The harvest is indeed plentiful , but the laborers are few . Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest , that he may send out laborers into his harvest .

Darby Translation

And he said to them, The harvest indeed [is] great, but the workmen few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workmen into his harvest.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send labourers into his harvest.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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