King James Version

Mark 12:24

And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Was saying” (ἔφη) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and Was answering” (Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “said” (εἶπεν·) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἔφηephēansweringφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “answering”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.answeringαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, 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.Οὐounotοὐparticle — “not”G3756no, not.notδιὰdiathereforeδιάpreposition — “therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.πλανᾶσθεplanastheerrπλανάω (planaō)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “err”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.errμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notεἰδότεςeidotesto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γραφὰςgraphasscripturesγραφή (graphē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “scriptures”, the object formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.the scripturesμηδὲmēdeneitherμηδέconjunction — “neither”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.neitherτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δύναμινdunaminpowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.the powerτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “answering”, an ongoing action in the pastG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.εἶπενeipensaidἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, a single actionG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, “Isn’ t this because you are mistaken , not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God ?

Darby Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, Do not ye therefore err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

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