King James Version

Luke 18:41

Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγων) before What here.

ΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeθέλειςtheleisto willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.ποιήσωpoiēsōto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? 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 saidΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἀναβλέψωanablepsōI may receive my sightἀναβλέπω (anablepō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I may receive my sight”, a single actionG308I look up, recover my sight.I may receive my sight

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λέγωνlegōnSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saying”, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'What wilt thou I shall do to thee?' and he said, 'Sir, that I may receive sight.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'What wilt thou I shall do to thee?' and he said, 'Sir, that I may receive sight.'

World English Bible

“ What do you want me to do ?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”

Darby Translation

What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may see.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see.

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