King James Version

Luke 9:1

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “disciples of him” (μαθητὰς αὑτοῦ,) before He gave here.

Συγκαλεσάμενοςsunkalesamenoshe calledσυγκαλέω (sunkaleō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he called”, a single actionG4779I call together.he calledδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δώδεκαdōdekatwelveδώδεκαadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “twelve”, the object formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.twelveἔδωκενedōkengaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.gaveαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themδύναμινdunaminpowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.powerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δαιμόνιαdaimoniademonδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “demon”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.This verse uses “demon”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.νόσουςnosousdiseasesνόσος (nosos)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “diseases”, the object formG3554a disease, malady, sickness.diseasesθεραπεύεινtherapeueinto serveθεραπεύω (therapeuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2323I care for, attend, serve, treat, especially of a physician; hence: I heal.This verse uses “serve”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.αὑτοῦhautouthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

Young’s Literal Translation

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

World English Bible

He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

Darby Translation

And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,

Douay-Rheims

Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

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