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Mark 9:12

And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He was saying” (ἔφη) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “answering said” (ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν) before them here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἔφηephēand toldφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and told”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.and toldαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἨλίαςēliasEliasἨλίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the subject formG2243Elijah, the prophet.Eliasμὲνmenverilyμένparticle — “verily”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.verilyἐλθὼνelthōncomethἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “cometh”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comethπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstἀποκαθιστάνειapokathistaneiand restorethἀποκαθίστημι (apokathistēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and restoreth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG600I set up again, restore to its original position or condition; hence: I restore, give back.and restorethπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howγέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenἐπὶepiofἐπίpreposition — “of”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ofτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸνhuionSonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the object 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 manἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatπολλὰpollamany thingsπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “many things”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.many thingsπάθῃpathēto sufferπάσχω (paschō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to suffer”, a single actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.This verse uses “suffer”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξουδενηθῇexoudenēthēbe set at noughtἐξουδενέω (exoudeneō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be set at nought”, a single actionG1847I set at naught, ignore, despise.be set at nought

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀποκριθείςapokritheishe answeredἀποκρίνω (apokrinō)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.εἶπενeipenand toldἔπω (epō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and told”, an ongoing action in the pastG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he answering said to them, 'Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Elijah indeed comes first , and restores all things . How is it written about the Son of Man , that he should suffer many things and be despised ?

Darby Translation

And he answering said to them, Elias indeed, having first come, restores all things; and how is it written of the Son of man that he must suffer much, and be set at nought:

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you, that Elias also is come, (and they have done to him whatsoever they would,) as it is written of him.

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