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Romans 16:17

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “do turn away” (ἐκκλίνετε) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do turn away” (ἐκκλίνατε) before from here.

ΠαρακαλῶparakalōI beseechπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I beseech”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.I beseechδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenσκοπεῖνskopeinto markσκοπέω (skopeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to mark”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4648I look at, regard attentively, take heed, beware, consider.markτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διχοστασίαςdichostasiasdivisionsδιχοστασία (dichostasia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “divisions”, the object formG1370division, dissension, standing apart.divisionsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκάνδαλαskandalaoffencesσκάνδαλον (skandalon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “offences”, the object formG4625a snare, stumbling-block, cause for error.offencesπαρὰparacontraryπαράpreposition — “contrary”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.contraryτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διδαχὴνdidachēnto the doctrineδιδαχή (didachē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the doctrine”, the object formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “doctrine”.to the doctrineἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeἐμάθετεemathetehave learnedμανθάνω (manthanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “have learned”, a single actionG3129I learn; with adj. or nouns: I learn to be so and so; with acc. of person who is the object of knowledge; aor. sometimes: to ascertain.have learnedποιοῦνταςpoiountasto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐκκλίνετεekklineteavoidἐκκλίνω (ekklinō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “avoid”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1578(lit: I bend away from), I fall away from, turn away (from), deviate.avoidἀπ’apthemἀπό (apo)preposition — “them”G575from, away from.themαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐκκλίνατεekklinateavoidἐκκλίνω (ekklinō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “avoid”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1578(lit: I bend away from), I fall away from, turn away (from), deviate.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

World English Bible

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Darby Translation

But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those who create divisions and occasions of falling, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learnt, and turn away from them.

Douay-Rheims

Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

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