King James Version

Luke 3:10

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “shall we do” (ποιήσωμεν;) after then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we will do” (ποιήσομεν) after then here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnaskedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.askedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλοιochloicrowdὄχλος (ochlos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “crowd”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (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.sayingΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenποιήσωμενpoiēsōmento doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

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ποιήσομενpoiēsomenshall we doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “shall we do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, 'What, then, shall we do?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, 'What, then, shall we do?'

World English Bible

The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

Darby Translation

And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?

Douay-Rheims

And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do?

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