The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “scribes” (γραμματεῖς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Pharisees hypocrites” (Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί,) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
οὐαὶouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forἐστὲesteye areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ye areὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asτὰtawhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichμνημεῖαmnēmeiagraveμνημεῖον (mnēmeion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “grave”, the subject formG3419a tomb, sepulcher, monument.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄδηλαadēlaappear notἄδηλος (adēlos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “appear not”, the subject formG82unseen, not obvious, inconspicuous, indistinct.appear notκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoimenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.the menοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.περιπατοῦντεςperipatountesthat walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “that walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.that walkἐπάνωepanōoverἐπάνωadverb — “over”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.overοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἴδασινoidasinto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceive
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the calling formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Pharisees”, the calling formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.ὑποκριταίhupokritaihypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the calling formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.'
World English Bible
Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves , and the men who walk over them don’ t know it .”
Darby Translation
Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].
Douay-Rheims
Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not, and men that walk over are not aware.
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