King James Version

Luke 17:23

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “or” (ἢ) before Behold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐροῦσινerousinto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).ὑμῖνhuminto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “to you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.to youἸδοὺidouSeeἰδούparticle — “See”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Seeἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.thereἸδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.ὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀπέλθητεapelthēteafterἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “after”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.afterμηδὲmēdethem, norμηδέconjunction — “them, nor”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.them, norδιώξητεdiōxētefollowδιώκω (diōkō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “follow”, a single actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.follow

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them :

Young’s Literal Translation

and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;

World English Bible

They will tell you , ‘ Look , here !’ or ‘ Look , there !’ Don’t go away or follow after them ,

Darby Translation

And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].

Douay-Rheims

And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them:

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