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Mark 6:11

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “whatever” (ὃς) before maybe here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “place” (τόπος) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he may receive” (δέξηται) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as many as” (ὅσοι) before maybe here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they may receive” (δέξωνται) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after against them: Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται Σοδόμοις ἢ Γομόρροις ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, ἢ τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ..

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.τόποςtoposplaceτόποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “place”, the subject formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδέξηταιdexētaireceiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “receive”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.receiveὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youμηδὲmēdenorμηδέconjunction — “nor”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.norἀκούσωσινakousōsinhearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.hearὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἐκπορευόμενοιekporeuomenoiwhen ye departἐκπορεύομαι (ekporeuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when ye depart”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1607I depart from; I am voided, cast out; I proceed from, am spoken; I burst forth, flow out, am spread abroad.when ye departἐκεῖθενekeithenthenceἐκεῖθενadverb — “thence”G1564thence, from that place.This verse uses “thence”.thenceἐκτινάξατεektinaxateshake offἐκτινάσσω (ektinassō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “shake off”, a single actionG1621I shake off; mid: I shake off from myself.shake offτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χοῦνchoundustχοῦς (chous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “dust”, the object formG5522earth, soil, dust.the dustτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποκάτωhupokatōunderὑποκάτωpreposition — “under”G5270underneath, below, under.underτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ποδῶνpodōnfeetπούς (pous)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “feet”, the of-formG4228the foot.feetὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forμαρτύριονmarturiona testimonyμαρτύριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a testimony”, the object formG3142witness, evidence, testimony, proof.This verse uses “testimony”.a testimonyαὐτοῖςautoisagainst themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “against them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.against them

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ὅσοιhosoiwhosoeverὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.δέξωνταιdexōntaishallδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist deponent subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.ἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνinterjection — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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 “say”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἀνεκτότερονanektoteronmore tolerableἀνεκτός (anektos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “more tolerable”, the subject formG414endurable, tolerable.This verse uses “tolerable”.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.Σοδόμοιςsodomoisfor SodomΣόδομα (sodoma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “for Sodom”, the to- or for-formG4670Sodom.ἢēandἤconjunction — “and”G2228or, than.ΓομόρροιςgomorroisGomorrhaΓόμορρα (gomorra)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Gomorrha”, the to- or for-formG1116Gomorrah, one of the destroyed cities on the Dead Sea.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.κρίσεωςkriseōsof judgmentκρίσις (krisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of judgment”, the of-formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.ἢēthanἤconjunction — “than”G2228or, than.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πόλειpoleicityπόλις (polis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “city”, the to- or for-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ἐκείνῃekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you , as you depart from there , shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them . Assuredly, I tell you , it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”

Darby Translation

And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

Douay-Rheims

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you; going forth from thence, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them.

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