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Mark 11:18

And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they may destroy” (ἀπολέσωσιν·) before they were here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for” (γὰρ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they will destroy” (ἀπολέσουσιν) before they were here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤκουσανēkousanheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereishigh-priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “high-priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.καὶkaiit, andκαίconjunction — “it, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.it, andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐζήτουνezētounsoughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.soughtπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀπολέσωσινapolesōsinto destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “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”.ἐφοβοῦντοephobountothey fearedφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they feared”, an ongoing action in the pastG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.they fearedγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.αὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλοςochlospeopleὄχλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “people”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleἐξεπλήσσετοexeplēssetowas astonishedἐκπλήσσομαι (ekplēssomai)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was astonished”, an ongoing action in the pastG1605I strike with panic or shock; I amaze, astonish.was astonishedἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διδαχῇdidachēdoctrineδιδαχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “doctrine”, the to- or for-formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “doctrine”.doctrineαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπολέσουσινapolesousinthey might destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they might 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”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching;

World English Bible

The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Darby Translation

And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd were astonished at his doctrine.

Douay-Rheims

Which when the chief priests and the scribes had heard, they sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the whole multitude was in admiration at his doctrine.

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