The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “zeal” (ζῆλος) before persecuting here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “zeal” (ζῆλον) before persecuting here.
κατὰkataConcerningκατάpreposition — “Concerning”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.Concerningζῆλοςzēloszealζῆλοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “zeal”, the object formG2205(a) eagerness, zeal, enthusiasm, (b) jealousy, rivalry.This verse uses “zeal”.zealδιώκωνdiōkōnpersecutingδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “persecuting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.persecutingτὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐκκλησίανekklēsianassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the object formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the object formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenis inἐνpreposition — “is in”G1722in, on, among.is inνόμῳnomōlawνόμος (nomos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “law”, the to- or for-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawγενόμενοςgenomenosto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἄμεμπτοςamemptosblamelessἄμεμπτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “blameless”, the subject formG273blameless, free from fault or defect.blameless
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