King James Version

Luke 9:2

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “sick” (ἀσθενεῖς.) after the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “ailing” (ἀσθενοῦντας) after the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀπέστειλενapesteilenhe sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.he sentαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκηρύσσεινkērusseinto preachκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, present active infinitive — “to preach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.This verse uses “preach”.to preachτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (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 Godκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰᾶσθαιiasthaito healἰάομαι (iaomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to heal”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2390I heal, generally of the physical, sometimes of spiritual, disease.to healτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενεῖςastheneissickἀσθενής (asthenēs)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “sick”, the object formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “sick”.the sick

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountassickἀσθενέω (astheneō)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “sick”, the object formG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.This verse uses “sick”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.

World English Bible

He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.

Darby Translation

and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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