King James Version

Luke 7:4

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “You will grant” (παρέξῃ) before this here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He will grant” (παρέξει) before this here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiwhen they cameπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they came”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.when they cameπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusπαρεκάλουνparekalounthey besoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they besought”, an ongoing action in the pastG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.they besoughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himσπουδαίωςspoudaiōsinstantlyσπουδαίωςadverb — “instantly”G4709diligently, earnestly, zealously.instantlyλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (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.sayingὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ThatἌξιόςaxiosworthyἄξιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “worthy”, the subject formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.This verse uses “worthy”.worthyἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ᾧhōfor whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “for whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.for whomπαρέξῃparexēhe should doπαρέχω (parechō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “he should do”, an action still aheadG3930act. and mid: I offer, provide, confer, afford, give, bring, show, cause.he should doτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.this

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παρέξειparexeihe should doπαρέχω (parechō)verb, second future deponent indicative, 2nd person singular — “he should do”, an action still aheadG3930act. and mid: I offer, provide, confer, afford, give, bring, show, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying — 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

Young’s Literal Translation

And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying — 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

World English Bible

When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him,

Darby Translation

But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

Douay-Rheims

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

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