He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he having entered” (ἐλθόντα) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “when he entered” (ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν) before into here.
λέγειlegeiHe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He saith”, 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.He saithΝαίnaiYesναίparticle — “Yes”G3483yes, certainly, even so.This verse uses “yes”.YesκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐλθόνταelthontahe was comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “he was come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he was comeεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίανoikianhouseοἰκία (oikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “house”, the object formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.the houseπροέφθασενproephthasenpreventedπροφθάνω (prophthanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “prevented”, a single actionG4399I anticipate, forestall.preventedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, 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.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.sayingΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatσοιsoithouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thou”, the to- or for-formG4771you.thouδοκεῖdokeito thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.ΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the calling formG4613Simon.Simonοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεῖςbasileiskingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “kings”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the kingsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthἀπὸapo? ofἀπόpreposition — “? of”G575from, away from.? ofτίνωνtinōnwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “which?”, the of-formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.λαμβάνουσινlambanousinto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to take”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.τέληtelēgoalτέλος (telos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “goal”, the object formG5056(a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orκῆνσονkēnsontaxκῆνσος (kēnsos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “tax”, the object formG2778a poll-tax.ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱῶνhuiōnsonυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “son”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλλοτρίωνallotriōnstrangersἀλλότριος (allotrios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “strangers”, the of-formG245belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange.strangers
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenhe was comeεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “he was come”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth — from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?'
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American Standard Version (1901)
He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?
Young’s Literal Translation
And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth — from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?'
World English Bible
He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “ What do you think , Simon ? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute ? From their children , or from strangers?”
Darby Translation
He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What dost thou think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or tribute? from their own sons or from strangers?
Douay-Rheims
And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.
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