And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “with them” (σὺν αὐτοῖς) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἱστήκειheistēkeistoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “stood”, a completed action before another past momentG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.stoodὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸςlaosa peopleλαόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.This verse uses “a people”.θεωρῶνtheōrōnbeholdingθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “beholding”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.beholdingἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonderidedἐκμυκτηρίζω (ekmuktērizō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “derided”, an ongoing action in the pastG1592I deride, scoff at, mock greatly.deridedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρχοντεςarchontesrulerἄρχων (archōn)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “ruler”, the subject formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.λέγοντεςlegonteshim, sayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “him, 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.him, sayingἌλλουςallousothersἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “others”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.othersἔσωσενesōsenlet him saveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “let him save”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.let him saveσωσάτωsōsatōto saveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to save”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.ἑαυτόνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifοὗτόςhoutosheοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.heἐστινestinbeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκλεκτόςeklektosselectἐκλεκτόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “select”, the subject formG1588chosen out, elect, choice, select, sometimes as subst: of those chosen out by God for the rendering of special service to Him (of the Hebrew race, particular Hebrews, the Messiah, and the Christians).This verse uses “select”.
And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'
World English Bible
The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
Darby Translation
And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also [with them] sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.
Douay-Rheims
And the people stood beholding, and the rulers with them derided him, saying: He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the elect of God.
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