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Mark 1:16

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “passing” (παράγων) before by here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before Andrew here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of Simon net-casting” (Σίμωνος ἀμφιβάλλοντας) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “walking now” (Περιπατῶν δὲ) before by here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him casting a net” (αὐτοῦ βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαράγωνparagōnto passπαράγω (paragō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to pass”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3855I pass by, depart, pass away.παρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσανthalassanseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.the seaτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΓαλιλαίαςgalilaiasGalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.εἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ΣίμωναsimōnaSimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the object formG4613Simon.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἈνδρέανandreanAndrewἈνδρέας (andreas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Andrew”, the object formG406Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, and one of the apostles of Jesus, belonging to Bethsaida.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ΣίμωνοςsimōnosSimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the of-formG4613Simon.ἀμφιβάλλονταςamphiballontasto castἀμφιβάλλω (amphiballō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to cast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG6006to castἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσῃthalassēseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the to- or for-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.ἦσανēsanthey wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.they wereγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἁλιεῖςhalieisfishersἁλιεύς (halieus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “fishers”, the subject formG231a fisherman.fishers

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Περιπατῶνperipatōnas he walkedπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “as he walked”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.βάλλονταςballontascastingβάλλω (ballō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “casting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.ἀμφίβληστρονamphiblēstrona netἀμφίβληστρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a net”, the object formG293prop: something thrown around; a fishing-net, drag-net.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And, walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers.

Young’s Literal Translation

And, walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,

World English Bible

Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Darby Translation

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, [Simon's] brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.

Douay-Rheims

And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea (for they were fishermen).

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