King James Version

Matthew 18:12

How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he will leave” (ἀφήσει) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before having gone here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having left” (ἀφεῖς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

τίtiHowτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “How”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.Howὑμῖνhuminyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “ye”, the to- or for-formG4771you.yeδοκεῖdokeito 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”.ἐὰνean? ifἐάνconjunction — “? if”G1437if.? ifγένηταίgenētaihaveγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “have”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.haveτινιtinioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἑκατὸνhekatonan hundredἑκατόνadjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “an hundred”, the subject formG1540one hundred.an hundredπρόβαταprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the subject formG4263a sheep.sheepκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπλανηθῇplanēthēbe gone astrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be gone astray”, a single actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.be gone astrayἓνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG1520one.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notἀφήσειaphēseileaveἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “leave”, an action still aheadG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.leaveτὰtathat whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “that which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.that whichἐνενήκονταenenēkontaninetyἐνενήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “ninety”, the object formG1768ninety.ἐννέαenneanineἐννέαadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “nine”, the object formG1767nine.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄρηorēmountainὄρος (oros)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “mountain”, the object formG3735a mountain, hill.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πορευθεὶςporeutheisto travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to travel”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.ζητεῖzēteito seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλανώμενονplanōmenonis gone astrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “is gone astray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.is gone astray

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀφεῖςapheisdoth heἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth he”, an action still aheadG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not — having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains — seek that which is gone astray?

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American Standard Version (1901)

How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?

Young’s Literal Translation

'What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not — having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains — seek that which is gone astray?

World English Bible

“ What do you think ? If a man has one hundred sheep , and one of them goes astray , doesn’ t he leave the ninety-nine , go to the mountains , and seek that which has gone astray ?

Darby Translation

What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?

Douay-Rheims

What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go to seek that which is gone astray?

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