Mark 2:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he needed and was hungry, he and those with him?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὐτὸς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυίδ, ὅτε χρείαν ἔσχεν, καὶ ἐπείνασεν, αὐτὸς, καὶ οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ;

Transliteration

And he elegen to them, Oudepote you anegnōte what epoiēsen David, when chreian he eschen, and epeinasen, he, and those with him?

Grammar Details

• *elegen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - he was saying
• *Oudepote*: adverb - never
• *anegnōte*: aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you read
• *epoiēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he did
• *David*: nominative, masculine, singular - David (proper name)
• *chreian*: accusative, feminine, singular - need
• *eschen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he had
• *epeinasen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he hungered/was hungry

Word Meanings

• *elegen*: was saying/said
• *Oudepote*: never/at no time
• *anegnōte*: you read/have you read
• *chreian eschen*: had need/was in need
• *epeinasen*: hungered/was hungry/became hungry

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he{G846} said{G3004} unto them,{G846} Did{G4160} ye{G314} never{G3763} read{G314} what{G5101} David{G1138} did,{G4160} when{G3753} he had{G2192} need,{G5532} and{G2532} was hungry, he,{G846} and{G2532} they that were{G3588} with{G3326} him?{G846}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he{G846} said{G3004}{(G5707)} unto them{G846}, Have ye never{G3763} read{G314}{(G5627)} what{G5101} David{G1138} did{G4160}{(G5656)}, when{G3753} he had{G2192}{(G5627)} need{G5532}, and{G2532} was an hungred{G3983}{(G5656)}, he{G846}, and{G2532} they that were with{G3326} him{G846}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde to them: have ye never rede what David dyd when he had nede and was anhogred bothe he and they that were with him?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto the: Haue ye neuer red what Dauid dyd, wha he had nede, and was anhongred, both he and they that were wt him:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide to them, Haue yee neuer read what Dauid did when he had neede, and was an hungred, both he, and they that were with him?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto them: Haue ye neuer read what Dauid did, when he had nede, and was an hungred, both he, and they that were with hym?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto them, ‹Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and they who were with him?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said to them, `Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and those who were with him?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to them,“Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry–

Referenced Verses

• Matt 21:16 : 16 And said to him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise?
• 1 Sam 21:3-6 : 3 Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present. 4 And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread, if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5 And David answered the priest and said to him, Truly, women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yes, though it was sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there but the showbread, which was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day it was taken away.
• Matt 19:4 : 4 And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,
• Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
• Matt 22:31 : 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
• Mark 12:20 : 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died, leaving no offspring.
• Mark 12:26 : 26 But concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
• Luke 10:26 : 26 He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it?