King James Version

Matthew 23:30

And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we were” (ἤμεθα) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we were ourselves being” (ἤμεθα) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we were” (ἦμεν) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we were being” (ἦμεν) before partakers here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγετεlegetesayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.sayΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifἤμεθαēmethawe had beenεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we had been”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.we had beenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the daysτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρωνpaterōnfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἤμεθαēmethahave beenεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person plural — “have been”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.have beenαὐτῶνautōnwith themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “with them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.with themκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiparticipantκοινωνός (koinōnos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “participant”, the subject formG2844a sharer, partner, companion.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αἵματιhaimatibloodαἷμα (haima)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the to- or for-formG129blood (especially as shed).the bloodτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnof the prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophets

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἦμενēmenwe had beenεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we had been”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἦμενēmenhave beenεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person plural — “have been”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Young’s Literal Translation

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

World English Bible

and say , ‘ If we had lived in the days of our fathers , we wouldn’ t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets .’

Darby Translation

and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Douay-Rheims

And say: If we had been in the days of our Fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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