King James Version

Mark 5:23

And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he begs” (παρακαλεῖ) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “so that” (ἵνα) before she may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “she may live” (ζήσῃ.) after and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was begging” (παρεκάλει) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “so that” (ὅπως) before she may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “she will live” (ζήσεται) after and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπαρακαλεῖparakaleibesoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “besought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.besoughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπολλὰpollagreatlyπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “greatly”, the object formG4183much, many; often.greatlyλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “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.sayingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θυγάτριόνthugatrionlittle daughterθυγάτριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “little daughter”, the subject formG2365a little (young) daughter.little daughterμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐσχάτωςeschatōsliethἐσχάτωςadverb — “lieth”G2079extremely, utterly; to be at the extremity, to be "in extremis," to be at the last grasp.liethἔχειecheiat the point of deathἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “at the point of death”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.at the point of deathἵναhinaandἵναconjunction — “and”G2443in order that, so that.andἐλθὼνelthōnto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.ἐπιθῇςepithēslayἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “lay”, a single actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.layτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χεῖραςcheirasthy handsχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “thy hands”, the object formG5495a hand.thy handsαὐτῇautēon herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “on her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.on herἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatσωθῇsōthēshe may be healedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “she may be healed”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.she may be healedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andζήσῃzēsēshe shall liveζάω (zaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “she shall live”, a single actionG2198I live, am alive.she shall live

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

παρεκάλειparekaleibesoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “besought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.ζήσεταιzēsetaishe shall liveζάω (zaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “she shall live”, a single actionG2198I live, am alive.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he was calling upon him much, saying — 'My little daughter is at the last extremity — that having come, thou mayest lay on her [thy] hands, so that she may be saved, and she shall live;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee , that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he was calling upon him much, saying — 'My little daughter is at the last extremity — that having come, thou mayest lay on her [thy] hands, so that she may be saved, and she shall live;'

World English Bible

and begged him much, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live.”

Darby Translation

and he besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at extremity; [I pray] that thou shouldest come and lay thy hands upon her so that she may be healed, and may live.

Douay-Rheims

And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.

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