King James Version

Revelation 2:21

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “she is willing to repent” (θέλει μετανοῆσαι) before of here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndἔδωκαedōkaI gaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.I gaveαὐτῇautēherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herχρόνονchrononspaceχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “space”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.spaceἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toμετανοήσῃmetanoēsērepentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.repentκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notθέλειtheleito willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.μετανοῆσαιmetanoēsaito repentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πορνείαςporneiassexual sinπορνεία (porneia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sexual sin”, the of-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I did give to her a time that she might reform from her whoredom, and she did not reform;

World English Bible

I gave her time to repent , but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality .

Darby Translation

And I gave her time that she should repent, and she will not repent of her fornication.

Douay-Rheims

And I gave her a time that she might do penance, and she will not repent of her fornication.

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