King James Version

Revelation 22:18

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Testify I myself” (Μαρτυρῶ ἐγὼ) before everyone here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “who” (τῷ) before is hearing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “shall add” (ἐπιθῇ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “these things” (αὐτά,) before will add here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “unto” (ἐπ᾽) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῷ) before book here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Testify with for” (Συμμαρτυροῦμαι γὰρ) before everyone here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “shall add to these things” (ἐπιτιθῇ πρὸς ταὐτά) before will add here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΜαρτυρῶmarturōI testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.I testifyἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.παντὶpantiunto every manπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “unto every man”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.unto every manτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκούοντιakouontithat hearethἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “that heareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.that hearethτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγουςlogouswordsλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “words”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητείαςprophēteiasof the prophecyπροφητεία (prophēteia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the prophecy”, the of-formG4394prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth.of the prophecyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίουbiblioubookβιβλίον (biblion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “book”, the of-formG975a papyrus roll.bookτούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐάνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifτιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manἐπιθῇepithēshall addἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall add”, a single actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.shall addἐπ’epuntoἐπί (epi)preposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoαὐτάautathese thingsαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.these thingsἐπιθήσειepithēseishall addἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall add”, an action still aheadG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.shall addὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐπ’epuntoἐπί (epi)preposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πληγὰςplēgasplaguesπληγή (plēgē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “plagues”, the object formG4127a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague.the plaguesτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γεγραμμέναςgegrammenasthat are writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, feminine — “that are written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).that are writtenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίῳbibliōbookβιβλίον (biblion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “book”, the to- or for-formG975a papyrus roll.bookτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΣυμμαρτυροῦμαιsummarturoumaiI testifyσυμμαρτυρέω (summartureō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4828I bear witness together with.γὰρgarforγάρpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “for”, the subject formG1063for.ἐπιτιθῇepitithēshall addἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall add”, a single actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.ταὐτάtautathese thingsταῦταpersonal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG5023

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll,

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American Standard Version (1901)

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

Young’s Literal Translation

'For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll,

World English Bible

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

Darby Translation

I testify to every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any one shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

Douay-Rheims

For I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If any man shall add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book.

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