King James Version

Matthew 28:17

And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ,) before some here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδόντεςidontesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).when they sawαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanthey worshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they worshipped”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.they worshippedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, 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”.butἐδίστασανedistasansome doubtedδιστάζω (distazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “some doubted”, a single actionG1365I waver, doubt, hesitate.some doubted

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they saw him, they worshipped him ; but some doubted.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.

World English Bible

When they saw him, they bowed down to him; but some doubted.

Darby Translation

And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.

Douay-Rheims

And seeing them they adored: but some doubted.

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