King James Version

Matthew 16:13

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Me” (με) before do pronounce here.

Ἐλθὼνelthōncameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέρηmerēcoastsμέρος (meros)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “coasts”, the object formG3313a part, portion, share.the coastsΚαισαρείαςkaisareiasof CaesareaΚαισάρεια (kaisareia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Caesarea”, the of-formG2542Two cities of Palestine: one in Galilee (Caesarea Philippi), the other on the coast of the Mediterranean.of Caesareaτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΦιλίππουphilippouPhilippiΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Philippi”, the of-formG5376Philip, (a) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, (b) tetrarch of the Ituraean and Trachonitic region, half-brother of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, (c) one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem and a missionary.Philippiἠρώταērōtahe askedἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.he askedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΤίναtinaWhomτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Whom”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whomλέγουσινlegousinsayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “of man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.of manεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).amτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸνhuionsonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus, having come to the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, 'Who do men say me to be — the Son of Man?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus, having come to the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, 'Who do men say me to be — the Son of Man?'

World English Bible

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “ Who do men say that I , the Son of Man , am ?”

Darby Translation

But when Jesus was come into the parts of Caesarea-Philippi, he demanded of his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am?

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus came into the quarters of Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is?

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