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Revelation 9:20

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “not even” (οὐδὲ) before repented here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will worship” (προσκυνήσουσιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὰ) before wooden here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “are able” (δύνανται) before nor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “may worship” (προσκυνήσωσιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is able” (δύναται) before nor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor” (οὔτε) before walk here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λοιποὶloipoirestλοιπός (loipos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “rest”, the subject formG3062left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others.the restτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof the menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of the menοἳhoiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἀπεκτάνθησανapektanthēsankilledἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “killed”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.killedἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πληγαῖςplēgaisplaguesπληγή (plēgē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “plagues”, the to- or for-formG4127a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague.plaguesταύταιςtautaisthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οὐδὲoudeyetοὐδέconjunction — “yet”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.yetμετενόησανmetenoēsanrepentedμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “repented”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.repentedἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργωνergōnworksἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “works”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.the worksτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρῶνcheirōnhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “hands”, the of-formG5495a hand.handsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.προσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinthey shouldπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they should”, an action still aheadG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.they shouldτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δαιμόνιαdaimoniadevilsδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “devils”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.devilsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἴδωλαeidōlaidolsεἴδωλον (eidōlon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “idols”, the object formG1497an idol, false god.idolsτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χρυσᾶchrusaof goldχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “of gold”, the object formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.of goldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀργυρᾶargurasilverἀργυροῦς (argurous)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “silver”, the object formG693made of silver.silverκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χαλκᾶchalkabrassχαλκοῦς (chalkous)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “brass”, the object formG5470made of bronze, bronze, brass.brassκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λίθιναlithinastoneλίθινος (lithinos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “stone”, the object formG3035made of stone.stoneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ξύλιναxulinaof woodξύλινος (xulinos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “of wood”, the object formG3585wooden.of woodἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherβλέπεινblepeinto seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active infinitive — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.seeδύνανταιdunantaibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.οὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norἀκούεινakoueinto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.hearοὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norπεριπατεῖνperipateinto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active infinitive — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.walk

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

προσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinthey shouldπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they should”, an action still aheadG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.δύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle or passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.οὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the rest of men, who were not killed in these plagues, neither did reform from the works of their hands, that they may not bow before the demons, and idols, those of gold, and those of silver, and those of brass, and those of stone, and those of wood, that are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

The rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands, that they wouldn’t worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can’t see, hear, or walk.

Darby Translation

And the rest of men who were not killed with these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the golden and silver and brazen and stone and wooden idols, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

Douay-Rheims

And the rest of the men, who were not slain by these plagues, did not do penance from the works of their hands, that they should not adore devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood, which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

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