King James Version

Luke 11:28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it” (αὐτόν.) after keeping here.

αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento 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).saidΜενοῦνmenounYea ratherμενοῦνparticle — “Yea rather”G3304nay rather; indeed, truly, really.Yea ratherμακάριοιmakarioiblessedμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.blessedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκούοντεςakouontesare they that hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “are they that hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.are they that hearτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφυλάσσοντεςphulassonteskeepφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.This verse uses “keep”.keep

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!'

World English Bible

But he said, “ On the contrary , blessed are those who hear the word of God , and keep it .”

Darby Translation

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].

Douay-Rheims

But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

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