King James Version

Luke 9:53

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐδέξαντοedexantoreceiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “receive”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.receiveαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “face”, the subject formG4383the face, countenance, surface.faceαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasπορευόμενονporeuomenonas though he would goπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “as though he would go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.as though he would goεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalem

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem.

World English Bible

They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And they did not receive him, because his face was [turned as] going to Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem.

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