King James Version

Luke 16:15

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is” (ἐστιν.) after God here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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 saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὙμεῖςhumeisYeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “Ye”, the subject formG4771you.Yeἐστεesteareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesthey which justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they which justify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.they which justifyἑαυτοὺςheautousyourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.yourselvesἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.menὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butθεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godγινώσκειginōskeiknowethγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “knoweth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.knowethτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “men”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.menὑψηλὸνhupsēlonhighὑψηλός (hupsēlos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “high”, the subject formG5308high, lofty.This verse uses “high”.βδέλυγμαbdelugmaabominationβδέλυγμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “abomination”, the subject formG946an abominable thing, an accursed thing.abominationἐνώπιονenōpionin the sightἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the sight”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the sightτοῦtoutheὁ (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 God

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ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;

World English Bible

He said to them, “ You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men , but God knows your hearts . For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God .

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is high to men, is an abomination before God.

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