King James Version

Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was saying” (ἔλεγον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they said” (εἶπον) before the 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).sawοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.ἔλεγονelegonit, they saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “it, they said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.it, they saidτοῖςtoistheὁ (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.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τελωνῶνtelōnōnpublicansτελώνης (telōnēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “publicans”, the of-formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.publicansκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnsinnersἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “sinners”, the of-formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.sinnersἐσθίειesthieito eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.διδάσκαλοςdidaskalosteacherδιδάσκαλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “teacher”, the subject formG1320a teacher, master.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἶπονeiponit, they saidἔπω (epō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “it, they said”, an ongoing action in the pastG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

World English Bible

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Darby Translation

And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?

Douay-Rheims

And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

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