King James Version

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “answering” (ἀποκριθεὶς) before the here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ButἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἐσιώπαesiōpaheld his peaceσιωπάω (siōpaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “held his peace”, an ongoing action in the pastG4623I keep silence, am silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily.held his peaceκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh priestἀρχιερεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “high priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.the high priestεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to 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).and saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἘξορκίζωexorkizōI adjureἐξορκίζωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I adjure”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1844I adjure, put to oath; I exorcise.This verse uses “adjure”.I adjureσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκατὰkatabyκατάpreposition — “by”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζῶντοςzōntosto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usεἴπῃςeipēsto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to 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).εἰeiwhetherεἰconjunction — “whether”G1487if.whetherσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouεἶeibeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.the Christὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνω (apokrinō)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ — the Son of God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ — the Son of God.'

World English Bible

But Jesus stayed silent. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Darby Translation

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.

Douay-Rheims

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

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World English Bible

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