King James Version

Luke 5:8

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before Jesus here.

ἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the subject formG4613Simon.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".προσέπεσενprosepesenit, he fell down atπροσπίπτω (prospiptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it, he fell down at”, a single actionG4363(a) I fall down before, (b) I beat against, rush violently upon.it, he fell down atτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γόνασινgonasinkneesγόνυ (gonu)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “knees”, the to- or for-formG1119the knee.kneesἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, 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.sayingἜξελθεexeltheDepartἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Depart”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.Departἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlossinfulἁμαρτωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “sinful”, the subject formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “sinful”.εἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κύριεkurieO Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “O Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.O Lord

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, 'Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, 'Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;'

World English Bible

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

Darby Translation

But Simon Peter, seeing it, fell at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

Douay-Rheims

Which when Simon Peter saw, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying: Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

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