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Luke 10:21

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the Holy” (τῷ ἁγίῳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jesus” (Ἰησοῦς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “O” (ὁ) before Father here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἘνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inαὐτῇautēthatαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thatτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὥρᾳhōrahourὥραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the to- or for-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatorejoiced inἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “rejoiced in”, a single actionG21I exult, am full of joy.rejoiced inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματιpneumatispiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.spiritτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidἘξομολογοῦμαίexomologoumaiI thankἐξομολογέω (exomologeō)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I thank”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1843(a) I consent fully, agree out and out, (b) I confess, admit, acknowledge (cf. the early Hellenistic sense of the middle: I acknowledge a debt), (c) I give thanks, praise.I thankσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeπάτερpaterO Fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “O Father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.O FatherκύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἀπέκρυψαςapekrupsasthou hast hidἀποκρύπτω (apokruptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast hid”, a single actionG613I hide away, conceal, keep secret.thou hast hidταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromσοφῶνsophōnwiseσοφός (sophos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “wise”, the of-formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.the wiseκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυνετῶνsunetōnprudentσυνετός (sunetos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “prudent”, the of-formG4908intelligent, prudent, wise, understanding, discerning.This verse uses “prudent”.prudentκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπεκάλυψαςapekalupsashast revealedἀποκαλύπτω (apokaluptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “hast revealed”, a single actionG601I uncover, bring to light, reveal.hast revealedαὐτὰautathemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themνηπίοιςnēpioisunto babesνήπιος (nēpios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto babes”, the to- or for-formG3516unlearned, unenlightened; noun: an infant, child.unto babesναίnaieven soναίparticle — “even so”G3483yes, certainly, even so.This verse uses “even so”.even soὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατήρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forοὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soεὐδοκίαeudokiagoodεὐδοκίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “good”, the subject formG2107(a) good-will (good-pleasure), favor, feeling of complacency of God to man, (b) good-pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, delight of men.goodἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἔμπροσθένemprostheninἔμπροσθενpreposition — “in”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.inσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thy

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςadjective, dative, singular, neuter — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ὁhotheὁarticle, vocative, singular, masculine — “the”, the calling formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, 'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

In that same hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “ I thank you , O Father , Lord of heaven and earth , that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children . Yes , Father , for so it was well-pleasing in your sight .”

Darby Translation

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

Douay-Rheims

In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost, and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.

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