Acts 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 1:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
λήμψεσθε
lambánō
G2983
to take
δύναμιν
dýnamis
G1411
power
ἐπελθόντος
epérchomai
G1904
to come upon
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἁγίου
hágios
G40
saint
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἐφ’
epí
G1909
upon
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔσεσθέ
eimí
G1510
to be
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
μάρτυρες
mártys
G3144
witness
ἔν
en
G1722
in
τε
té
G5037
and
Ἱερουσαλὴμ
Hierousalḗm
G2419
Jerusalem
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πάσῃ
pâs
G3956
all
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίᾳ
Ioudaía
G2449
Judea
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Σαμαρίᾳ
Samáreia
G4540
Samaria
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἐσχάτου
éschatos
G2078
last
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
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World English Bible Public Domain
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
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King James Version Public Domain
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).