King James Version

Luke 18:21

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “I kept” (ἐφύλαξα) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I have kept” (ἐφυλαξάμην) before from here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.Andεἶπενeipento 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).he saidΤαῦταtautatheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.theseπάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἐφύλαξαephulaxahave I keptφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “have I kept”, a single actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.have I keptἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεότητοςneotētosyouthνεότης (neotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “youth”, the of-formG3503youth, youthfulness.This verse uses “youth”.youthμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐφυλαξάμηνephulaxamēnhave I keptφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “have I kept”, a single actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'

World English Bible

He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”

Darby Translation

And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.

Douay-Rheims

Who said: All these things have I kept from my youth.

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