King James Version

Mark 4:12

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the sins” (τὰ ἁμαρτήματα.) after them’ here.

ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatβλέποντεςblepontesseeingβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “seeing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.seeingβλέπωσιblepōsithey may seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they may see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.they may seeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἴδωσινidōsinseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).perceiveκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀκούοντεςakouonteshearingἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “hearing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.hearingἀκούωσιakouōsithey may hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they may hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.they may hearκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notσυνιῶσινsuniōsinunderstandσυνίημι (suniēmi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “understand”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4920I consider, understand, perceive.This verse uses “understand”.understandμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).lest at any timeἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinthey should be convertedἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they should be converted”, a single actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.they should be convertedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀφεθῇaphethēshould be forgivenἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should be forgiven”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.should be forgivenαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτήματαhamartēmatatheir sinsἁμάρτημα (hamartēma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “their sins”, the subject formG265a fault, sin, evil deed.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

Young’s Literal Translation

that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

World English Bible

that ‘ seeing they may see and not perceive , and hearing they may hear and not understand , lest perhaps they should turn again , and their sins should be forgiven them .’”

Darby Translation

that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.

Douay-Rheims

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand: lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

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