Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before will persecute here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
διὰdiaWhereforeδιάpreposition — “Wherefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Whereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἀποστέλλωapostellōsendἀποστέλλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “send”, an ongoing or repeated actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.sendπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youπροφήταςprophētasprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσοφοὺςsophouswise menσοφός (sophos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “wise men”, the object formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.wise menκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the object formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.scribesἐξexsome ofἐκ (ek)preposition — “some of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.some ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἀποκτενεῖτεapokteneiteye shall killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall kill”, an action still aheadG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.ye shall killκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσταυρώσετεstaurōsetecrucifyσταυρόω (stauroō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “crucify”, an action still aheadG4717I fix to the cross, crucify; fig: I destroy, mortify.crucifyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξexsome ofἐκ (ek)preposition — “some of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.some ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themμαστιγώσετεmastigōseteshall ye scourgeμαστιγόω (mastigoō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall ye scourge”, an action still aheadG3146I flog, scourge, the victim being strapped to a pole or frame; met: I chastise.This verse uses “scourge”.shall ye scourgeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγαῖςsunagōgaissynagoguesσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “synagogues”, the to- or for-formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.synagoguesὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιώξετεdiōxetepersecuteδιώκω (diōkō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “persecute”, an action still aheadG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “persecute”.persecuteἀπὸapothem fromἀπόpreposition — “them from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.them fromπόλεωςpoleōscityπόλις (polis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “city”, the of-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toπόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.city
'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;
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American Standard Version (1901)
Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
Young’s Literal Translation
'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;
World English Bible
Therefore , behold , I send to you prophets , wise men , and scribes . Some of them you will kill and crucify ; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city ,
Darby Translation
Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;
Douay-Rheims
Therefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
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