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Matthew 11:23

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “surely not” (μὴ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will be exalted” (ὑψωθήσῃ;) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will go down” (καταβήσῃ,) before For here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “happened” (ἐγενήθησαν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it remained” (ἔμεινεν) before then would here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ἡ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before heaven here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having been exalted” (ὑψωθεῖσα) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will be brought down” (καταβιβασθήσῃ) before For here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “happened” (ἐγένοντο) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they remained” (ἔμειναν) before then would here.

καὶkaiAndκαίadverb — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andσύsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouΚαφαρναούμkapharnaoumCapernaumΚαφαρναούμnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Capernaum”, the calling formG2584Capernaum, a town of Galilee.Capernaumμὴmēwhichμήparticle — “which”G3361not, lest.whichἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenὑψωθήσῃhupsōthēsēto lift upὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person singular — “to lift up”, an action still aheadG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.This verse uses “lift up”.ἕωςheōstoἕωςpreposition — “to”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.toᾅδουhadouhellᾅδης (hadēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “hell”, the of-formG86Hades, the unseen world.hellκαταβήσῃkatabēsēto comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “to come”, an action still aheadG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΣοδόμοιςsodomoisSodomΣόδομα (sodoma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Sodom”, the to- or for-formG4670Sodom.Sodomἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμειςdunameispowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενόμεναιgenomenaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.σοίsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἔμεινενemeinento stayμένω (menō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.ἂνanit would have remainedἄνparticle — “it would have remained”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.it would have remainedμέχριmechriuntilμέχρι(ς) (mechris)preposition — “until”G3360as far as, until, even to.This verse uses “until”.untilτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σήμερονsēmeronthis dayσήμερονadverb — “this day”G4594today, now.this day

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡhēwhichὁ (ho)negative particle — “which”G3588the, the definite article.τοῦtouwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑψωθεῖσαhupsōtheisahaving been exaltedὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person singular — “having been exalted”, an action still aheadG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.καταβιβασθήσῃkatabibasthēsēwill be brought downκαταβιβάζω (katabibazō)verb, future deponent indicative, 2nd person singular — “will be brought down”, an action still aheadG2601I bring down, cast down, cause to go down.ἐγένοντοegenontohave been doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person plural — “have been done”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἔμεινανemeinanthey remainedμένω (menō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “they remained”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

World English Bible

You , Capernaum , who are exalted to heaven , you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you , it would have remained until today .

Darby Translation

And thou , Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

Douay-Rheims

And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day.

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