King James Version

Matthew 4:12

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Jesus” (ὁ Ἰησοῦς) before that here.

Ἀκούσαςakousashad heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.had heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnπαρεδόθηparedothēwas cast into prisonπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was cast into prison”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.was cast into prisonἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenhe departedἀναχωρέω (anachōreō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he departed”, a single actionG402I return, retire, withdraw, depart (underlying idea perhaps of taking refuge from danger or of going into retirement).he departedεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΓαλιλαίανgalilaianGalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Galilee”, the object formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.Galilee

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦςiēsouswhen JesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

World English Bible

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

Darby Translation

But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

Douay-Rheims

And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:

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