King James Version

Mark 9:46

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

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This verse is not in the SBL Greek New Testament. The King James follows the Textus Receptus.

ὅπουhopouWhereὅπουconjunction — “Where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.Whereὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκώληξskōlēxwormσκώληξnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “worm”, the subject formG4663a gnawing worm; gnawing anguish.wormαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οὐounotοὐnegative particle — “not”G3756no, not.notτελευτᾷteleutato deceaseτελευτάω (teleutaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to decease”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5053I end, finish, die, complete.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the subject formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.the fireοὐounotοὐnegative particle — “not”G3756no, not.notσβέννυταιsbennutaiquenchedσβέννυμι (sbennumi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “quenched”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4570(a) I extinguish, quench, (b) I suppress, thwart.quenched

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

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Young’s Literal Translation

where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

World English Bible

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

Darby Translation

[where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched].

Douay-Rheims

And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out. It is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire:

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