Acts 5:38 — Compare 3 English translations

Acts 5:38 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 →

καὶ kaí G2532 and τὰ ho G3588 the νῦν nŷn G3568 now λέγω légō G3004 to say ὑμῖν hymeîs G5210 you ἀπόστητε aphístēmi G868 to withdraw ἀπὸ apó G575 from τῶν ho G3588 the ἀνθρώπων ánthrōpos G444 human being τούτων hoûtos G3778 this καὶ kaí G2532 and ἄφετε aphíēmi G863 to send away αὐτούς autós G846 he ὅτι hóti G3754 that ἐὰν eán G1437 if ᾖ eimí G1510 to be ἐξ ek G1537 from ἀνθρώπων ánthrōpos G444 human being ἡ ho G3588 the βουλὴ boulḗ G1012 counsel αὕτη hoûtos G3778 this ἢ ḗ G2228 or τὸ ho G3588 the ἔργον érgon G2041 work τοῦτο hoûtos G3778 this καταλυθήσεται katalýō G2647 to dissolve

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World English Bible Public Domain

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.
King James Version Public Domain

And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And now I say these things to you: Keep away from these men and release them, for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will be destroyed,

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Acts 5:38 — compare English translations

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