King James Version

Matthew 28:9

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “met with” (ὑπήντησεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “about” (Ὡς) before now here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before him: ἐπορεύοντο ἀπαγγεῖλαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “met” (ἀπήντησεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “And” (δὲ) before having come here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “His” (αὐτοῦ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusὑπήντησενhupēntēsenmetὑπαντάω (hupantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “met”, a single actionG5221I meet, go to meet.metαὐταῖςautaisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingΧαίρετεchaireteAll hailχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “All hail”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.All hailαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσελθοῦσαιproselthousaithey cameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “they came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).they cameἐκράτησανekratēsanand heldκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and held”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.and heldαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasby the feetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “by the feet”, the object formG4228the foot.by the feetκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanworshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “worshipped”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.worshippedαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Ὡςhōsasὡςparticle — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἐπορεύοντοeporeuontothey wentπορεύω (poreuō)verb, imperfect middle or passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they went”, an ongoing action in the pastG4198I travel, journey, go, die.ἀπαγγεῖλαιapangeilaito tellἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to tell”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταῖςmathētaisdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the to- or for-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπήντησενapēntēsenmetἀπαντάω (apantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “met”, a single actionG528I go to meet, meet, encounter.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.

Translation Note

προσεκύνησαν is a verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural, from προσκυνέω. Dodson’s range is “I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.” The same sentence says they took hold of his feet.

The King James Version reads “worshipped him.” The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “did obeisance to him.” The opening clause of the King James verse, “And as they went to tell his disciples,” is in the Textus Receptus and is not in the SBL text printed first on this page.

King James Version. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “And look! Jesus met them and said: “Good day!” They approached and took hold of his feet and did obeisance to him.” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.

World English Bible

As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “ Rejoice !” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

Darby Translation

And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage.

Douay-Rheims

And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.

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