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Luke 4:9

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (δὲ) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “him” (αὐτὸν) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Son here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἤγαγενēgagenhe broughtἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he brought”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.he broughtδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔστησενestēsensetἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “set”, a single actionG2476trans: (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.setἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πτερύγιονpterugiona pinnacleπτερύγιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a pinnacle”, the object formG4419an extremity, battlement, parapet, apex.a pinnacleτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱεροῦhierousacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the of-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).of the templeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.IfυἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (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 Godβάλεbalecastβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.castσεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfἐντεῦθενenteuthenfrom henceἐντεῦθενadverb — “from hence”G1782hence, from this place, on this side and on that.This verse uses “hence”.from henceκάτωkatōunderκάτωadverb — “under”G2736(a) down, below, also: downwards, (b) lower, under, less, of a length of time.This verse uses “under”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, 'If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

Young’s Literal Translation

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, 'If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

World English Bible

He led him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,

Darby Translation

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;

Douay-Rheims

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself from hence.

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