King James Version

Luke 6:2

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς·) before Why here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to do in” (ποιεῖν ἐν) before [on] the here.

τινὲςtinescertainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.certainδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Φαρισαίωνpharisaiōnof the PhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Pharisees”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.of the Phariseesεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidΤίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyποιεῖτεpoieitedo yeποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “do ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.do yeὃhothat whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “that which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.that whichοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔξεστινexestinlawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.lawfulτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σάββασινsabbasinsabbath daysσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “sabbath days”, the to- or for-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.the sabbath days

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.ποιεῖνpoieinto do yeποιέω (poieō)verb, present active infinitive — “to do ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

Young’s Literal Translation

and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

World English Bible

But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”

Darby Translation

But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

Douay-Rheims

And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?

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