King James Version

Mark 9:16

And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “yourselves” (αὑτούς) after with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the scribes” (τοῦς γραμματεῖς·) before What here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenhe askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.he askedαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΤίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.συζητεῖτεsuzēteiteto debateσυζητέω (suzēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to debate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4802I seek together, discuss, dispute.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὑτούςhautousyourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦςtoustheὁ (ho)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the object formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he questioned the scribes, 'What dispute ye with them?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he asked them, What question ye with them?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he questioned the scribes, 'What dispute ye with them?'

World English Bible

He asked the scribes, “ What are you asking them ?”

Darby Translation

And he asked them, What do ye question with them about?

Douay-Rheims

And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.

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