King James Version

Mark 14:27

And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will be scattered.’” (διασκορπισθήσονται.) after sheep here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before for: ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ,.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto 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.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ΠάντεςpantesAll yeπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “All ye”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.All yeσκανδαλισθήσεσθεskandalisthēsestheshall be offendedσκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall be offended”, an action still aheadG4624I cause to stumble, cause to sin, cause to become indignant, shock, offend.shall be offendedὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forγέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenΠατάξωpataxōI will smiteπατάσσω (patassō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will smite”, an action still aheadG3960I smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict.I will smiteτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ποιμέναpoimenashepherdποιμήν (poimēn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “shepherd”, the object formG4166a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men.the shepherdκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρόβαταprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the subject formG4263a sheep.the sheepδιασκορπισθήσονταιdiaskorpisthēsontaishall be scatteredδιασκορπίζω (diaskorpizō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall be scattered”, an action still aheadG1287I scatter, winnow, disperse, waste.shall be scattered

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνenbecause ofἐνpreposition — “because of”G1722in, on, among.ἐμοὶemoiIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἐνenmeἐνpreposition — “me”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὶnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.ταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus saith to them — 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night, because it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus saith to them — 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night, because it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad,

World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “ All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written , ‘ I will strike the shepherd , and the sheep will be scattered .’

Darby Translation

And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus saith to them: You will all be scandalized in my regard this night; for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed.

Fulfills

Zechariah 13:7 Zechariah 13:7 · King James VersionAwake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Zechariah 13:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source
for it is written · shepherd smitten, sheep scattered · NT explicit
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

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