King James Version

Luke 17:24

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὸν) before sky here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (ἡ) before is flashing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “also” (καὶ) before the here.

ὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερconjunction — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀστραπὴastrapēlightningἀστραπήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “lightning”, the subject formG796a flash of lightning, brightness, luster.the lightningἀστράπτουσαastraptousathat lightenethἀστράπτω (astraptō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “that lighteneth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG797I flash (with, then like, lightning), am lustrous.that lightenethἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπὸhupoone part underὑπόpreposition — “one part under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.the one part underτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπ’hupother part underὑπό (hupo)preposition — “other part under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.the other part underοὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenλάμπειlampeito shineλάμπω (lampō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to shine”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2989I shine, give light.οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἔσταιestaibeεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.beὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καὶkaishall alsoκαίconjunction — “shall also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for as the lightning that is lightening out of the one [part] under heaven, to the other part under heaven doth shine, so shall be also the Son of Man in his day;

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American Standard Version (1901)

for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.

Young’s Literal Translation

for as the lightning that is lightening out of the one [part] under heaven, to the other part under heaven doth shine, so shall be also the Son of Man in his day;

World English Bible

for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky , shines to another part under the sky , so will the Son of Man be in his day .

Darby Translation

For as the lightning shines which lightens from [one end] under heaven to [the other end] under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

Douay-Rheims

For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

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