Acts 12:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 12:8 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 →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
τε
té
G5037
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ζῶσαι
zṓnnymi
G2224
to gird
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑπόδησαι
hypodéō
G5265
to bind on
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
σανδάλιά
sandálion
G4547
sandal
σου
sý
G4771
you
ἐποίησεν
poiéō
G4160
to make
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
περιβαλοῦ
peribállō
G4016
to throw around
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἱμάτιόν
himátion
G2440
garment
σου
sý
G4771
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀκολούθει
akolouthéō
G190
to follow
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."
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King James Version Public Domain
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals.” So he did thus. And he said to him, “Put on your outer garment and follow me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).