King James Version

Mark 8:29

And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was questioning them” (ἐπηρώτα αὐτούς·) before You yourselves here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “them” (αὐτοῖς) before You yourselves here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “says” (λέγει) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heἐπηρώταepērōtasaithἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.saithαὐτούςautousunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὙμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.? Andτίναtinawhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λέγετεlegeteand saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “and saith”, 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.and saithεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisto answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to answer”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd 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”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΣὺsuThouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “Thou”, the subject formG4771you.Thouεἶeiartεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “art”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.artὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.the Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγειlegeisayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he saith to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering saith to him, 'Thou art the Christ.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering saith to him, 'Thou art the Christ.'

World English Bible

He said to them, “ But who do you say that I am ?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

Darby Translation

And he asked them, But ye , who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering says to him, Thou art the Christ.

Douay-Rheims

Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ.

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