King James Version

Luke 17:6

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you have” (ἔχετε) before faith here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you have had” (εἴχετε) before faith 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).saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifἔχετεecheteye hadἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.ye hadπίστινpistinfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the object formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκόκκονkokkona grainκόκκος (kokkos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a grain”, the object formG2848a kernel, grain, seed.This verse uses “grain”.a grainσινάπεωςsinapeōsof mustard seedσίναπι (sinapi)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of mustard seed”, the of-formG4615mustard (probably the shrub, not the herb).of mustard seedἐλέγετεelegetesayλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “say”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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”.sayἂνanit shouldἄνparticle — “it should”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.it shouldτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συκαμίνῳsukaminōmulberry treeσυκάμινος (sukaminos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “mulberry tree”, the to- or for-formG4807a sycamore tree, black mulberry tree.ταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Ἐκριζώθητιekrizōthētito uprootἐκριζόω (ekrizoō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “to uproot”, a single actionG1610I root out, pluck up by the roots.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φυτεύθητιphuteuthētito plantφυτεύω (phuteuō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “to plant”, a single actionG5452I plant, set.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσῃthalassēseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the to- or for-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὑπήκουσενhupēkousenobeyὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “obey”, a single actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.This verse uses “obey”.obeyἂνanifἄνparticle — “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.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἴχετεeicheteye hadἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this form of the verb.verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the Lord said, 'If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Lord said, 'If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

World English Bible

The Lord said, “ If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed , you would tell this sycamore tree , ‘ Be uprooted and be planted in the sea ,’ and it would obey you .

Darby Translation

But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you.

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