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Mark 8:38

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “if” (ἐὰν) before shall be here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe” (ἂν) before shall be here.

ὃςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Whosoeverγὰρgarthereforeγάρconjunction — “therefore”G1063for.thereforeἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēshall be ashamedἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischunomai)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall be ashamed”, a single actionG1870I am ashamed, am ashamed of.shall be ashamedμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).of meκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμοὺςemousmyἐμός (emós)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “my”, the object formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).of myλόγουςlogouswordsλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “words”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (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.generationταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μοιχαλίδιmoichalidiadulterousμοιχαλίς (moichalis)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “adulterous”, the to- or for-formG3428(a) an adulteress (that is, a married woman who commits adultery), (b) Hebraistically: extended to those who worship any other than the true God.καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōsinfulἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “sinful”, the to- or for-formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “sinful”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of manἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaibe ashamedἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischunomai)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “be ashamed”, an action still aheadG1870I am ashamed, am ashamed of.be ashamedαὐτὸνautonof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.ἔλθῃelthēto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξῃdoxēgloryδόξα (doxa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the to- or for-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίωνhagiōnholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἂνanmaybeἄνconditional particle — “maybe”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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation , the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father ’s glory with the holy angels.”

Darby Translation

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man also be ashamed when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Douay-Rheims

For he that shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

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