But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “And” (καὶ) before when here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they may lead away” (ἄγωσιν) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now they may lead away” (δὲ ἀγάγωσιν) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor do devise” (μηδὲ μελετᾶτε·) before but here.
καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenἄγωσινagōsinthey shall leadἄγω (agō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they shall lead”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.they shall leadὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youπαραδιδόντεςparadidontesupπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.upμὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noπρομεριμνᾶτεpromerimnatethought beforehandπρομεριμνάω (promerimnaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “thought beforehand”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4305I am anxious beforehand, ponder beforehand.thought beforehandτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatλαλήσητεlalēsēteye shall speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ye shall speakἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὃhowhatsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “whatsoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whatsoeverἐὰνeanshall beἐάνparticle — “shall be”G1437if.shall beδοθῇdothēgivenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.givenὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐκείνῃekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.thatτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὥρᾳhōrahourὥραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the to- or for-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourτοῦτοtoutothatοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thatλαλεῖτεlaleitespeakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.speakοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστεesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαλοῦντεςlalountesthat speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “that speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.that speakἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaGhostπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀγάγωσινagagōsinthey shall leadἄγω (agō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they shall lead”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.μηδὲmēdeneitherμηδέconjunction — “neither”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.μελετᾶτεmeletatedo ye premeditateμελετάω (meletaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “do ye premeditate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3191I devise, plan; practice, exercise myself in, study, ponder.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'And when they may lead you, delivering up, be not anxious beforehand what ye may speak, nor premeditate, but whatever may be given to you in that hour, that speak ye, for it is not ye who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And when they lead you to judgment , and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Young’s Literal Translation
'And when they may lead you, delivering up, be not anxious beforehand what ye may speak, nor premeditate, but whatever may be given to you in that hour, that speak ye, for it is not ye who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
World English Bible
When they lead you away and deliver you up , don’ t be anxious beforehand or premeditate what you will say , but say whatever will be given you in that hour . For it is not you who speak , but the Holy Spirit .
Darby Translation
But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, [nor prepare your discourse]: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for ye are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit.
Douay-Rheims
And when they shall lead you and deliver you up, be not thoughtful beforehand what you shall speak; but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye. For it is not you that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
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