King James Version

Luke 9:62

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the kingdom” (τῇ βασιλείᾳ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (πρὸς αὐτὸν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for for the kingdom” (εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν) before the here.

εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΟὐδεὶςoudeisNo manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “No man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.No manἐπιβαλὼνepibalōnhaving putἐπιβάλλω (epiballō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having put”, a single actionG1911(a) I throw upon, cast over, (b) I place upon, (c) I lay, (d) intrans: I strike upon, rush.having putτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χεῖραcheirahandχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the object formG5495a hand.handἐπ’eptoἐπί (epi)preposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.toἄροτρονarotronploughἄροτρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “plough”, the object formG723a plow.the ploughκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβλέπωνblepōnlookingβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “looking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.lookingεἰςeisbackεἰςpreposition — “back”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.backτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀπίσωopisōafterὀπίσωadverb — “after”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “after”.εὔθετόςeuthetosfitεὔθετοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “fit”, the subject formG2111suitable, fit, useful.This verse uses “fit”.fitἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-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 God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰςeisbackεἰςpreposition — “back”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēnfor theὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “for the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-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”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus said unto him, 'No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus said unto him, 'No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'

World English Bible

But Jesus said to him, “ No one , having put his hand to the plow and looking back , is fit for God ’s Kingdom.”

Darby Translation

But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on [the] plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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