King James Version

Mark 13:5

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

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

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, 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”.AndἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἤρξατοērxatobeganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.beganλέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to 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”.to sayαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΒλέπετεblepeteTake heedβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.Take heedμήmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestτιςtisanyτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.anyὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youπλανήσῃplanēsēto lead astrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to lead astray”, a single actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.This verse uses “lead astray”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringἀποκρίνω (apokrinō)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answering”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus answering them, began to say, 'Take heed lest any one may lead you astray,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus answering them, began to say, 'Take heed lest any one may lead you astray,

World English Bible

Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “ Be careful that no one leads you astray .

Darby Translation

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus answering, began to say to them, Take heed lest any man deceive you.

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