King James Version

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “compared with that [one]” (παρ᾽ ἐκεῖνον.) before For here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “rather than that [one]” (ἢ ἐκεῖνος) before For here.

λέγωlegōI tellλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I tell”, an ongoing or repeated 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.I tellὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youκατέβηkatebēwent downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went down”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.went downοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.δεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosjustifiedδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “justified”, a completed action with a present resultG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.justifiedεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκονoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.παρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.ἐκεῖνονekeinonotherἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “other”, the object formG1565that, that one there, yonder.the otherὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forπᾶςpasevery oneπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.every oneὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὑψῶνhupsōnthat exaltethὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that exalteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.that exaltethἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfταπεινωθήσεταιtapeinōthēsetaishall be abasedταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be abased”, an action still aheadG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.shall be abasedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andταπεινῶνtapeinōnhe that humblethταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that humbleth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.he that humblethἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfὑψωθήσεταιhupsōthēsetaishall be exaltedὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be exalted”, an action still aheadG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.shall be exalted

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἢērather thanἤconjunction — “rather than”G2228or, than.ἐκεῖνοςekeinosotherἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “other”, the object formG1565that, that one there, yonder.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Young’s Literal Translation

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

World English Bible

I tell you , this man went down to his house justified rather than the other ; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled , but he who humbles himself will be exalted .”

Darby Translation

I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

Douay-Rheims

I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather that the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

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