King James Version

Luke 20:5

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before not here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, 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”.Andσυνελογίσαντοsunelogisantothey reasonedσυλλογίζομαι (sullogizomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they reasoned”, a single actionG4817I reason, reckon with myself, consider.they reasonedπρὸςproswithπρόςpreposition — “with”G4314to, towards, with.This verse uses “with”.withἑαυτοὺςheautousthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, 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.sayingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἘὰνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifεἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “we shall 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).we shall sayἘξexFromἐκ (ek)preposition — “From”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.Fromοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἐρεῖereito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).Διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to trust”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

Young’s Literal Translation

And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

World English Bible

They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

Darby Translation

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?

Douay-Rheims

But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why then did you not believe him?

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