King James Version

Matthew 21:1

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “on” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to” (πρὸς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἤγγισανēngisanthey drew nighἐγγίζω (engizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they drew nigh”, a single actionG1448trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach.they drew nighεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἦλθονēlthonwere comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.were comeεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toΒηθφαγὴbēthphagēBethphageΒηθφαγήnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Bethphage”, the object formG967Bethphage, a village in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, on the Mt. of Olives.Bethphageεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ὄροςorosmountὄροςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “mount”, the object formG3735a mountain, hill.the mountτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἐλαιῶνelaiōnan olive treeἐλαία (elaía)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “an olive tree”, the of-formG1636an olive tree; the Mount of Olives.Strong’s files this form under G1638 (ἐλαιών).of Olivesτότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.thenἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἀπέστειλενapesteilento sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to send”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.twoμαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciples

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Young’s Literal Translation

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

World English Bible

When they came near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Darby Translation

And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Douay-Rheims

And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent two disciples,

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