The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I myself John” (ἐγὼ Ἰωάννης) before I saw here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίανhagianholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “holy”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemκαινὴνkainēnnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.εἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “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).καταβαίνουσανkatabainousancoming downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “coming down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.coming downἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἡτοιμασμένηνhētoimasmenēnpreparedἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “prepared”, a completed action with a present resultG2090I make ready, prepare.preparedὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asνύμφηνnumphēna brideνύμφη (numphē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a bride”, the object formG3565(a) a bride, young wife, young woman, (b) a daughter-in-law.This verse uses “a bride”.a brideκεκοσμημένηνkekosmēmenēnadornedκοσμέω (kosmeō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “adorned”, a completed action with a present resultG2885I put into order; I decorate, deck, adorn.adornedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνδρὶandrihusbandἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “husband”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.husbandαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and I, John, saw the holy city — new Jerusalem — coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
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American Standard Version (1901)
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
Young’s Literal Translation
and I, John, saw the holy city — new Jerusalem — coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
World English Bible
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Darby Translation
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Douay-Rheims
And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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