King James Version

Luke 12:15

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “all” (πάσης) before covetousness here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of him” (αὐτῷ.) after possessions here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῆς) before covetousness here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) after possessions here.

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).he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὉρᾶτεhorateTake heedὁράω (horaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.Take heedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφυλάσσεσθεphulassesthebewareφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “beware”, 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.bewareἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofπάσηςpasēsallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.πλεονεξίαςpleonexiascovetousnessπλεονεξία (pleonexia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “covetousness”, the of-formG4124covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage.This verse uses “covetousness”.covetousnessὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.περισσεύεινperisseueinto abundanceπερισσεύω (perisseuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to abundance”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4052(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.the abundanceτινὶtinioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ζωὴzōēlifeζωήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “life”, the subject formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.αὐτοῦautouthings which heαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “things which he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.the things which heἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnpossessethὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “possesseth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.possessethαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτοῦautouthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Beware ! Keep yourselves from covetousness , for a man ’s life doesn’ t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

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