Acts 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 6:2 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 →
προσκαλεσάμενοι
proskaléomai
G4341
to call to
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δώδεκα
dṓdeka
G1427
twelve
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πλῆθος
plēthos
G4128
multitude
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
μαθητῶν
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
εἶπαν
légō
G3004
to say
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀρεστόν
arestós
G701
pleasing
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
καταλείψαντας
kataleípō
G2641
to leave behind
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
διακονεῖν
diakonéō
G1247
to serve
τραπέζαις
trápeza
G5132
table
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So summoning the multitude of the disciples, the Twelve said, “It is not acceptable for us to leave behind the word of God to serve tables.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).