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Mark 12:18

Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were questioning” (ἐπηρώτων) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they questioned” (ἐπηρώτησαν) before Him here.

ΚαὶkaiThenκαίconjunction — “Then”G2532and, even, also, namely.Thenἔρχονταιerchontaicomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.comeΣαδδουκαῖοιsaddoukaioiSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖος (saddoukaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Sadducees”, the subject formG4523a Sadducee, a member of the aristocratic party among the Jews, from whom the high-priests were almost invariably chosen.the Sadduceesπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἵτινεςhoitineswhoὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.λέγουσινlegousinsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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.sayingἀνάστασινanastasinresurrectionἀνάστασις (anastasis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “resurrection”, the object formG386a rising again, resurrection.This verse uses “resurrection”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnto questionἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to question”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.This verse uses “question”.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λέγοντεςlegontesto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “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”.

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ἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanthey askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

World English Bible

Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,

Darby Translation

And Sadducees come to him, that say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him saying,

Douay-Rheims

And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying:

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