King James Version

Mark 10:43

But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is it” (ἐστιν) before among here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “maybe” (ἂν) before shall desire here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if” (ἐὰν) before shall desire here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will be” (ἔσται) before your here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.δέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐστινestinbeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.θέλῃthelēwillθέλω (thelō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.willμέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatγενέσθαιgenesthaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourδιάκονοςdiakonosministerδιάκονοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “minister”, the subject formG1249a waiter, servant; then of any one who performs any service, an administrator.minister

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ἔσταιestaishall itεἰμί (eimi)verb, future deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall it”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;

Young’s Literal Translation

but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,

World English Bible

But it shall not be so among you , but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant .

Darby Translation

but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;

Douay-Rheims

But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister.

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