King James Version

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to you” (σε) before is lacking here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to you” (σοί) before is lacking here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having taken up the cross” (ἄρας τὸν σταυρόν.) after Me here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ThenἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἐμβλέψαςemblepsasbeholdingἐμβλέπω (emblepō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “beholding”, a single actionG1689I look into (upon); met: I consider; I see clearly.beholdingαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “loved”, a single actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.lovedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento 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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἝνhenOne thingεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “One thing”, the subject formG1520one.One thingσεsethouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thou”, the object formG4771you.thouὑστερεῖhustereilackestὑστερέω (hustereō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lackest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5302I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.lackestὕπαγεhupagego thy wayὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “go thy way”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.go thy wayὅσαhosawhatsoeverὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “whatsoever”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.whatsoeverἔχειςecheisthou hastἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.thou hastπώλησονpōlēsonto sellπωλέω (pōleō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to sell”, a single actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδὸςdosgiveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.giveτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πτωχοῖςptōchoisto the poorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the poor”, the to- or for-formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.to the poorκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἕξειςhexeisthou shalt haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt have”, an action still aheadG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.thou shalt haveθησαυρὸνthēsaurontreasureθησαυρός (thēsauros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “treasure”, the object formG2344a store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store.treasureἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inοὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδεῦροdeurocomeδεῦροadverb — “come”G1204(originally: hither, hence) (a) exclamatory: come, (b) temporal: now, the present.This verse uses “come”.comeἀκολούθειakoloutheiand followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and follow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.and followμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).me

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

σοίsoithouσοίpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular — “thou”, the object formG4671ἄραςarastake upαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “take up”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σταυρόνstauroncrossσταυρός (stauros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “cross”, the object formG4716a cross.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, 'One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast — sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “ One thing you lack . Go , sell whatever you have and give to the poor , and you will have treasure in heaven ; and come , follow me , taking up the cross.”

Darby Translation

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, One thing lackest thou: go, sell whatever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, [taking up the cross].

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

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