King James Version

Mark 11:33

And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “answering” (ἀποκριθεὶς) before says here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesthey answeredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.they answeredτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouunto JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.unto Jesusλέγουσινlegousinsaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “saith”, 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.saithΟὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.οἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.λέγειlegeitellλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “tell”, 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.tellαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέadverb — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.λέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byποίᾳpoiawhatποῖος (poios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “what”, the to- or for-formG4169of what sort.whatἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthorityἐξουσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the to- or for-formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.authorityταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsποιῶpoiōto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisthey answeredἀποκρίνω (apokrinō)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “they answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and answering they say to Jesus, 'We have not known;' and Jesus answering saith to them, 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Young’s Literal Translation

and answering they say to Jesus, 'We have not known;' and Jesus answering saith to them, 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.'

World English Bible

They answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said to them, “ Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things .”

Darby Translation

And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus [answering] says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Douay-Rheims

And they answering, say to Jesus: We know not. And Jesus answering, saith to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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