King James Version

Matthew 22:35

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and saying” (καὶ λέγων·) after Him here.

καὶkaiThenκαίconjunction — “Then”G2532and, even, also, namely.Thenἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenaskedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “asked”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.askedεἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “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”.αὐτῶνautōnhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himνομικὸςnomikoslawyerνομικόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “lawyer”, the subject formG3544(a) adj: connected with law, about law, (b) noun: a lawyer, one learned in the Law, one learned in the Old Testament.πειράζωνpeirazōnto testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiThenκαίconjunction — “Then”G2532and, even, also, namely.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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:

Young’s Literal Translation

and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

World English Bible

One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

Darby Translation

And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,

Douay-Rheims

And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:

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