King James Version

Mark 2:18

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Pharisees” (Φαρισαῖοι) before fasting here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “disciples” (μαθηταὶ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the Pharisees” (τῶν Φαρισαίων) before fast here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἦσανēsanusedεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “used”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.usedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.the disciplesἸωάννουiōannouof JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.of Johnκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Φαρισαῖοιpharisaioiof the PhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “of the Pharisees”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.of the Phariseesνηστεύοντεςnēsteuontesfastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.fastκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔρχονταιerchontaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λέγουσινlegousinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, 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 “speak”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαίωνpharisaiōnPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.νηστεύουσινnēsteuousinfastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.fastοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.σοὶsoiyourσός (sós)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “your”, the subject formG4674Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notνηστεύουσινnēsteuousinto fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Φαρισαίωνpharisaiōnof the PhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Pharisees”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, 'Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, 'Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?'

World English Bible

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

Darby Translation

And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and [the disciples] of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Douay-Rheims

And the disiples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?

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