King James Version

Matthew 25:32

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will be gathered” (συναχθήσονται) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he will be gathered” (συναχθήσεται) before before here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaishall be gatheredσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall be gathered”, an action still aheadG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.shall be gatheredἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.αὐτοῦautouthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀφορίσειaphoriseidividethἀφορίζω (aphorizō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “divideth”, an action still aheadG873I rail off, separate, place apart.dividethαὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἀλλήλωνallēlōnone anotherἀλλήλωνpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “one another”, the of-formG240one another, each other.ὥσπερhōsperjust asὥσπερconjunction — “just as”G5618just as, as, even as.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ποιμὴνpoimēnshepherdποιμήνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “shepherd”, the subject formG4166a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men.ἀφορίζειaphorizeito separateἀφορίζω (aphorizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to separate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG873I rail off, separate, place apart.This verse uses “separate”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόβαταprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the object formG4263a sheep.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρίφωνeriphōngoatsἔριφος (eriphos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “goats”, the of-formG2056a goat.the goats

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

συναχθήσεταιsunachthēsetaishall be gatheredσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall be gathered”, an action still aheadG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;

Young’s Literal Translation

and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

World English Bible

Before him all the nations will be gathered , and he will separate them one from another , as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats .

Darby Translation

and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

Douay-Rheims

And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats:

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