Acts 25:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 25:3 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 →
αἰτούμενοι
aitéō
G154
to ask
χάριν
cháris
G5485
grace
κατ’
katá
G2596
down
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ὅπως
hópōs
G3704
how
μεταπέμψηται
metapémpō
G3343
to send for
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Ἱερουσαλήμ
Hierousalḗm
G2419
Jerusalem
ἐνέδραν
enédra
G1747
ambush
ποιοῦντες
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἀνελεῖν
anairéō
G337
to take away
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὁδόν
hodós
G3598
way
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.
-
King James Version Public Domain
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
requesting a favor against him, that he might summon him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to kill him along the way.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).