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Luke 9:47

And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “knowing” (εἰδὼς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a child” (παιδίον) before set here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “seeing” (ἰδὼν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “a child” (παιδίου) before set here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, 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”.AndἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἰδὼςeidōsperceivingὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “perceiving”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.perceivingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διαλογισμὸνdialogismonthoughtδιαλογισμός (dialogismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “thought”, the object formG1261a calculation, reasoning, thought, movement of thought, deliberation, plotting.This verse uses “thought”.the thoughtτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτῶνautōnhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosto catchἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to catch”, a single actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).παιδίονpaidionchildπαιδίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “child”, the object formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.ἔστησενestēsento standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.αὐτὸautoheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.παρ’parbyπαρά (para)preposition — “by”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.byἑαυτῷheautōhimἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἰδὼνidōnperceivingεἴδω (eidō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “perceiving”, a completed action with a present resultG1492I know, remember, appreciate.παιδίουpaidioua childπαιδίον (paidion)noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a child”, the object formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

World English Bible

Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

Darby Translation

And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,

Douay-Rheims

But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,

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