King James Version

Luke 20:1

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of those” (ἐκείνων) before when is here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passἐνenthat onἐνpreposition — “that on”G1722in, on, among.that onμιᾷmiaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.oneτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμερῶνhēmerōndaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “days”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysδιδάσκοντοςdidaskontostaughtδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “taught”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.taughtαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερῷhierōsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the to- or for-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὐαγγελιζομένουeuangelizomenoupreached the gospelεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “preached the gospel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).preached the gospelἐπέστησανepestēsancame uponἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “came upon”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.came uponοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereishigh-priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “high-priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.σὺνsunhim withσύνpreposition — “him with”G4862with.him withτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroiseldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “elders”, the to- or for-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.the elders

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐκείνωνekeinōnof thoseἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of those”, the of-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],

World English Bible

On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together,

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