King James Version

Mark 10:39

And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (μὲν) before cup here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).they saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΔυνάμεθαdunamethaWe canδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “We can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.We canὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.AndἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἶπενeipento 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).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΤὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ποτήριονpotērionof the cupποτήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “of the cup”, the object formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.of the cupὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iπίνωpinōdrink ofπίνωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “drink of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.drink ofπίεσθεpiestheto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to drink”, an action still aheadG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βάπτισμαbaptismawith the baptismβάπτισμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “with the baptism”, the object formG908the rite or ceremony of baptism.with the baptismὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iβαπτίζομαιbaptizomaiam baptized withalβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, present passive indicative, 1st person singular — “am baptized withal”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.am baptized withalβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheshall ye be baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall ye be baptized”, an action still aheadG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.shall ye be baptized

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μὲνmenindeedμένparticle — “indeed”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “indeed”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they said to him, 'We are able;' and Jesus said to them, 'Of the cup indeed that I drink of, ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

Young’s Literal Translation

And they said to him, 'We are able;' and Jesus said to them, 'Of the cup indeed that I drink of, ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized;

World English Bible

They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “ You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink , and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ;

Darby Translation

And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup that I drink ye will drink and with the baptism that I am baptised with ye will be baptised,

Douay-Rheims

But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized.

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