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Titus 1:15

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (μὲν) before pure here.

πάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsκαθαρὰkatharapureκαθαρός (katharos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “pure”, the subject formG2513clean, pure, unstained, either literally or ceremonially or spiritually; guiltless, innocent, upright.This verse uses “pure”.pureτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καθαροῖςkatharoiscleanκαθαρός (katharos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “clean”, the to- or for-formG2513clean, pure, unstained, either literally or ceremonially or spiritually; guiltless, innocent, upright.This verse uses “clean”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μεμιαμμένοιςmemiammenoisis defiledμιαίνω (miainō)verb, perfect passive participle, dative, plural, masculine — “is defiled”, a completed action with a present resultG3392I stain, pollute, defile, corrupt.is defiledκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπίστοιςapistoisunbelievingἄπιστος (apistos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unbelieving”, the to- or for-formG571unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian; sometimes subst: unbeliever.This verse uses “unbelieving”.οὐδὲνoudennoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.καθαρόνkatharoncleanκαθαρός (katharos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “clean”, the subject formG2513clean, pure, unstained, either literally or ceremonially or spiritually; guiltless, innocent, upright.This verse uses “clean”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.μεμίανταιmemiantaito stainμιαίνω (miainō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stain”, a completed action with a present resultG3392I stain, pollute, defile, corrupt.This verse uses “stain”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νοῦςnousmindνοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “mind”, the subject formG3563the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.συνείδησιςsuneidēsisconscienceσυνείδησιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “conscience”, the subject formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μὲνmenare pureμένparticle — “are pure”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

all things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast [is] nothing pure, but of them defiled [are] even the mind and the conscience;

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American Standard Version (1901)

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Young’s Literal Translation

all things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast [is] nothing pure, but of them defiled [are] even the mind and the conscience;

World English Bible

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Darby Translation

All things [are] pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Douay-Rheims

All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

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