King James Version

Mark 3:33

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “answering” (ἀποκριθεὶς) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He says” (λέγει·) before Who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He answered” (ἀπεκρίθη) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγων) before Who here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheishe answeredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.he answeredαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλέγειlegeisayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saying”, 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.sayingΤίςtisWhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.Whoἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μήτηρmētērmotherμήτηρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the subject formG3384a mother.motherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēhe answeredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saying”, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he answered them, saying, 'Who is my mother, or my brethren?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he answered them, saying, 'Who is my mother, or my brethren?'

World English Bible

He answered them, “ Who are my mother and my brothers?”

Darby Translation

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?

Douay-Rheims

And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?

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