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Luke 17:1

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of Him” (αὐτοῦ·) before Impossible here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “but” (πλὴν) before woe [to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before through here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs 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).said heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Ἀνένδεκτόνanendektonimpossibleἀνένδεκτος (anendektos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “impossible”, the subject formG418impossible, inadmissible.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκάνδαλαskandalastumbling blockσκάνδαλον (skandalon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “stumbling block”, the object formG4625a snare, stumbling-block, cause for error.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐλθεῖνeltheinto they comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to they come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.they comeπλὴνplēnbutπλήνconjunction — “but”G4133however, nevertheless, but, except that, yet.οὐαὶouaiwoe!οὐαίparticle — “woe!”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.δι’dithroughδιά (dia)preposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto the disciples, 'It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto the disciples, 'It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;

World English Bible

He said to the disciples, “ It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come , but woe to him through whom they come !

Darby Translation

And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!

Douay-Rheims

And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come.

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