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Luke 12:36

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he may return” (ἀναλύσῃ) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he will return” (ἀναλύσει) before from here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὑμεῖςhumeisye yourselvesσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye yourselves”, the subject formG4771you.ye yourselvesὅμοιοιhomoioilikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisunto menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto men”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.unto menπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisthat waitπροσδέχομαι (prosdechomai)verb, present middle participle, dative, plural, masculine — “that wait”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4327(a) I await, expect, (b) I receive, welcome (originally: to my house), (c) I accept.that waitτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionlordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.lordἑαυτῶνheautōnmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.πότεpotewhenπότεadverb — “when”G4219when, at what time.This verse uses “when”.whenἀναλύσῃanalusēhe will returnἀναλύω (analuō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he will return”, a single actionG360I unloose, unloose for departure, depart, return.This verse uses “return”.he will returnἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γάμωνgamōnweddingγάμος (gamos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “wedding”, the of-formG1062a marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast.This verse uses “wedding”.the weddingἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐλθόντοςelthontoswhen he comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “when he cometh”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when he comethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκρούσαντοςkrousantosknockethκρούω (krouō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “knocketh”, a single actionG2925I knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance.knockethεὐθέωςeutheōsimmediatelyεὐθέωςadverb — “immediately”G2112immediately, soon, at once.This verse uses “immediately”.immediatelyἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinto openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (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

ἀναλύσειanaluseihe will returnἀναλύω (analuō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he will return”, a single actionG360I unloose, unloose for departure, depart, return.This verse uses “return”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

World English Bible

Be like men watching for their lord when he returns from the wedding feast , that when he comes and knocks , they may immediately open to him .

Darby Translation

and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

Douay-Rheims

And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.

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