King James Version

Luke 10:29

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to justify” (δικαιῶσαι) before himself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to justify” (δικαιοῦν) before himself here.

Ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, 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”.Butθέλωνthelōnhe, willingθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he, willing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.he, willingδικαιῶσαιdikaiōsaito justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to justify”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.to justifyἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfεἶπενeipento 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).saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoἐστίνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myπλησίονplēsionneighbourπλησίονadverb — “neighbour”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.neighbour

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δικαιοῦνdikaiounto justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to justify”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

World English Bible

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Darby Translation

But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Douay-Rheims

But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

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