King James Version

Matthew 11:2

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “on account of” (διὰ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “two” (δύο) before the here.

Ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.NowἸωάννηςiōannēswhen JohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.when Johnἀκούσαςakousashad heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.had heardἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δεσμωτηρίῳdesmōtēriōprisonδεσμωτήριον (desmōtērion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “prison”, the to- or for-formG1201a prison.the prisonτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.the worksτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christπέμψαςpempsashe sentπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he sent”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.he sentδιὰdiatwoδιάpreposition — “two”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.twoτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητῶνmathētōndisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the of-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δύοduotwoδύοpreposition — “two”G1417two.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

Young’s Literal Translation

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

World English Bible

Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples

Darby Translation

But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

Douay-Rheims

Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him:

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