King James Version
Mark 9:15 in the King James Version says “And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.”
Mark 9:15 · KJV
But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? with them: or, among yourselves
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the people”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“when they beheld”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“him saluted”
G782to enfold in the arms, i.e., (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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