King James Version

Matthew 24:48

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to come” (ἐλθεῖν,) after My here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἴπῃeipēshall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).shall sayὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κακὸςkakosevilκακόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “evil”, the subject formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.δοῦλοςdoulosslaveδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthatἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Χρονίζειchronizeidelayethχρονίζω (chronizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “delayeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5549I delay, tarry, linger, spend time.delayethμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐλθεῖνeltheinto his comingἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to his coming”, a single actionG2064I come, go.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

World English Bible

But if that evil servant should say in his heart , ‘ My lord is delaying his coming ,’

Darby Translation

But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come,

Douay-Rheims

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:

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