King James Version

Luke 13:25

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “lord” (κύριε,) before do open here.

ἀφ’aphWhen onceἀπό (apo)preposition — “When once”G575from, away from.When onceοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἐγερθῇegerthēis risen upἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “is risen up”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.is risen upὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēshouseholderοἰκοδεσπότηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “householder”, the subject formG3617a head of a household.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποκλείσῃapokleisēhath shutἀποκλείω (apokleiō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “hath shut”, a single actionG608I shut fast, close, shut up.hath shutτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θύρανthuranto the doorθύρα (thura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the door”, the object formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.to the doorκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἄρξησθεarxēstheye beginἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye begin”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.ye beginἔξωexōwithoutἔξωadverb — “without”G1854without, outside.This verse uses “without”.withoutἑστάναιhestanaito standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκρούεινkroueinto knockκρούω (krouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to knock”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2925I knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance.to knockτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θύρανthuranat the doorθύρα (thura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “at the door”, the object formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.at the doorλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἄνοιξονanoixonopenἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “open”, a single actionG455I open.openἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto usκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheishe shall answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he shall answer”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.he shall answerἐρεῖereito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youΟὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἶδαoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.πόθενpothenwhenceπόθενadverb — “whence”G4159whence, from what place.whenceἐστέesteye areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ye are

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,

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American Standard Version (1901)

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door , and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door , saying , ‘ Lord , Lord , open to us !’ then he will answer and tell you , ‘ I don’ t know you or where you come from .’

Darby Translation

From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

Douay-Rheims

But when the master of the house shall be gone in, and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are.

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