King James Version

Philippians 2:15

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “blameless [the] midst” (ἄμωμα μέσον) before a generation here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “unblemished” (ἀμώμητα) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[the] midst” (μέσῳ) before a generation here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before [the] world here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatγένησθεgenēstheye may beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye may be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ye may beἄμεμπτοιamemptoiblamelessἄμεμπτος (amemptos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “blameless”, the subject formG273blameless, free from fault or defect.blamelessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀκέραιοιakeraioiharmlessἀκέραιος (akeraios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “harmless”, the subject formG185(lit: unmixed) simple, unsophisticated, sincere, blameless.harmlessτέκναteknasonsτέκνον (teknon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “sons”, the subject formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.the sonsθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἄμωμαamōmawithout rebukeἄμωμος (amōmos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “without rebuke”, the subject formG299blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless.without rebukeμέσονmesonmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the object formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstγενεᾶςgeneasnationγενεά (genea)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “nation”, the of-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.nationσκολιᾶςskoliascrookedσκολιός (skolios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “crooked”, the of-formG4646crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous.This verse uses “crooked”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.διεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēsto pervertδιαστρέφω (diastrephō)verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to pervert”, a completed action with a present resultG1294I pervert, corrupt, oppose, distort.This verse uses “pervert”.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongοἷςhoiswhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomφαίνεσθεphainestheye shineφαίνω (phainō)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shine”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.This verse uses “shine”.ye shineὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asφωστῆρεςphōstēreslightsφωστήρ (phōstēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “lights”, the subject formG5458a light, an illuminator, perhaps the sun; a star; brilliancy.lightsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκόσμῳkosmōworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the world

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀμώμηταamōmētawithout rebukeἀμώμητος (amōmētos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “without rebuke”, the subject formG298without blame or fault, unblemished.μέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the object formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

Young’s Literal Translation

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

World English Bible

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Darby Translation

that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in [the] world,

Douay-Rheims

That you may be blameless, and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom you shine as lights in the world.

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