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Matthew 21:32

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “not even” (οὐδὲ) before did repent here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “not” (οὐ) before did repent here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὁδῷhodōwayὁδός (hodos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “way”, the to- or for-formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the wayδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsof righteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of righteousness”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.of righteousnessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐπιστεύσατεepisteusatebelievedπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “believed”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believedαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andτελῶναιtelōnaitax collectorτελώνης (telōnēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “tax collector”, the subject formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πόρναιpornaiprostituteπόρνη (pornē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “prostitute”, the subject formG4204a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.ἐπίστευσανepisteusanthat ye might believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “that ye might believe”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.that ye might believeαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἰδόντεςidontesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέadverb — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.μετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteto repentμεταμέλομαι (metamelomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “to repent”, a single actionG3338(lit: I change one care or interest for another), I change my mind (generally for the better), repent, regret.ὕστερονhusteronlaterὕστερος (husteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “later”, the object formG5306later, latter, last.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεῦσαιpisteusaito trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to trust”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὐounotοὐconjunction — “not”G3756no, not.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last — to believe him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

Young’s Literal Translation

for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last — to believe him.

World English Bible

For John came to you in the way of righteousness , and you didn’ t believe him ; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him . When you saw it , you didn’ t even repent afterward , that you might believe him .

Darby Translation

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but ye when ye saw [it] repented not yourselves afterwards to believe him.

Douay-Rheims

For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

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