The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were reasoning” (διελογίζοντο) before with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we shall say” (εἴπωμεν·) before From here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “why” (τί) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were reckoning” (ἐλογίζοντο) before with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andδιελογίζοντοdielogizontothey reasonedδιαλογίζομαι (dialogizomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they reasoned”, an ongoing action in the pastG1260I reason (with), debate (with), consider.they reasonedπρὸςproswithπρόςpreposition — “with”G4314to, towards, with.This verse uses “with”.withἑαυτοὺςheautousthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, 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.sayingΤίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “we shall 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).we shall sayἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.εἴπωμενeipōmento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st 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).ἘξexFromἐκ (ek)preposition — “From”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.Fromοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἐρεῖereito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).Διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐπιστεύσατεepisteusatebelieveπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “believe”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐλογίζοντοelogizontothey reasonedλογίζομαι (logizomai)verb, imperfect middle or passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they reasoned”, an ongoing action in the pastG3049I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
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American Standard Version (1901)
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Young’s Literal Translation
And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
World English Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Darby Translation
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him?
Douay-Rheims
But they thought with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
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