King James Version

Mark 12:14

And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the now” (οἱ δὲ) before having come here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐλθόντεςelthonteswhen they were comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they were come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when they were comeλέγουσινlegousinthey sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they say”, 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 “say”.they sayαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΔιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Masterοἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἀληθὴςalēthēstrueἀληθήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “true”, the subject formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.trueεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐoucarestοὐadverb — “carest”G3756no, not.carestμέλειmeleito concernμέλειverb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to concern”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3199it is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.περὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forοὐδενόςoudenosno manοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “no man”, the of-formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.βλέπειςblepeisto seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.εἰςeispersonεἰςpreposition — “person”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.the personπρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of menἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐπ’epinἐπί (epi)preposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inἀληθείαςalētheiastruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truthτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸνhodonroadὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “road”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “road”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.διδάσκειςdidaskeisto teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to teach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.ἔξεστινexestinIs it lawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “Is it lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.Is it lawfulδοῦναιdounaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.to giveκῆνσονkēnsontributeκῆνσος (kēnsos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “tribute”, the object formG2778a poll-tax.tributeΚαίσαριkaisarito CaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Caesar”, the to- or for-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.to Caesarἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orοὔounotοὔadverb — “not”G3756no, not.not

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

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”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they having come, say to him, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men, but in truth the way of God dost teach; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? may we give, or may we not give?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Darby Translation

And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?

Douay-Rheims

Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar; or shall we not give it?

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