Acts 16:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 16:3 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 →
τοῦτον
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἠθέλησεν
thélō
G2309
to will
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
σὺν
sýn
G4862
with
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἐξελθεῖν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λαβὼν
lambánō
G2983
to take
περιέτεμεν
peritémnō
G4059
to circumcise
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίους
Ioudaîos
G2453
Jewish
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ὄντας
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
τόποις
tópos
G5117
place
ἐκείνοις
ekeînos
G1565
that one
ᾔδεισαν
eídō
G1492
to see
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἅπαντες
hápas
G537
all
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
Ἕλλην
Héllēn
G1672
Greek
ὑπῆρχεν
hypárchō
G5225
to be at hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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King James Version Public Domain
Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Paul wanted this one to go out with him and, taking him, he circumcised him because of the Jews being in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).