King James Version

Mark 1:24

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “ha” (ἔα) before What here.

λέγωνlegōnSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.SayingΤίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).have weκαὶkaito doκαίconjunction — “to do”G2532and, even, also, namely.to doσοίsoiwith theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “with thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.with theeἸησοῦiēsouthou JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “thou Jesus”, the calling formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.thou JesusΝαζαρηνέnazarēneof NazarethΝαζαρηνός (nazarēnos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “of Nazareth”, the calling formG3479of Nazareth, a Nazarene.of Nazarethἦλθεςēlthes? art thou comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “? art thou come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.? art thou comeἀπολέσαιapolesaito destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.to destroyἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usοἶδάoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeτίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoεἶeithou artεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou art”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.thou artὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιοςhagiosHoly Oneἅγιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Holy One”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.the Holy Oneτοῦtoutheὁ (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

ἔαeaLet us aloneἔαinterjection — “Let us alone”G1436an interjection, Ho! Ah! Ha! It is supposed to imply surprise, fear and indignation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'Away! what — to us and to thee, Jesus the Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art — the Holy One of God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'Away! what — to us and to thee, Jesus the Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art — the Holy One of God.'

World English Bible

saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God!”

Darby Translation

saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

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