King James Version

Mark 12:38

And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtēwhichὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whichδιδαχῇdidachēteachingδιδαχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “teaching”, the to- or for-formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “teaching”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔλεγενelegento speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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”.Βλέπετεblepeteto seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματέωνgrammateōnscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the of-formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θελόντωνthelontōnloveθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.loveἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inστολαῖςstolaislong clothingστολή (stolē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “long clothing”, the to- or for-formG4749a long robe, worn by the upper classes in the East.long clothingπεριπατεῖνperipateinto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active infinitive — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀσπασμοὺςaspasmouslove salutationsἀσπασμός (aspasmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “love salutations”, the object formG783a greeting, salutation.love salutationsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγοραῖςagoraismarketplacesἀγορά (agora)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “marketplaces”, the to- or for-formG58market-place, forum, public place of assembly.the marketplaces

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the marketplaces,

Young’s Literal Translation

and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

World English Bible

In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes , who like to walk in long robes , and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

Darby Translation

And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and to be saluted in the marketplace,

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