And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seeks” (ζητεῖ) before sign here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “seeks for” (ἐπιζητεῖ) before Amen here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀναστενάξαςanastenaxashe sighed deeplyἀναστενάζω (anastenazō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he sighed deeply”, a single actionG389I groan or sigh deeply.he sighed deeplyτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματιpneumatispiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.spiritαὐτοῦautouthisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thisλέγειlegeiI sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd 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”.I sayΤίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενεὰgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the subject formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.generationαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ζητεῖzēteito seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.ἀμὴνamēnamenἀμήνparticle — “amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.λέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “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”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.δοθήσεταιdothēsetaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γενεᾷgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the to- or for-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.ταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐπιζητεῖepizēteidothἐπιζητέω (epizēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1934I seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, 'Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Young’s Literal Translation
and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, 'Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.'
World English Bible
He sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “ Why does this generation seek a sign ? Most certainly I tell you , no sign will be given to this generation .”
Darby Translation
And groaning in his spirit, he says, Why does this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, A sign shall in no wise be given to this generation.
Douay-Rheims
And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not be given to this generation.
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