Acts 8:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 8:31 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἂν
án
G302
if
δυναίμην
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
μή
mḗ
G3361
not
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ὁδηγήσει
hodēgéō
G3594
to guide
με
egṓ
G1473
I
παρεκάλεσέν
parakaléō
G3870
to call beside
τε
té
G5037
and
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Φίλιππον
Phílippos
G5376
Philip
ἀναβάντα
anabaínō
G305
to ascend
καθίσαι
kathízō
G2523
to settle
σὺν
sýn
G4862
with
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
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
He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “For how would I be able, unless someone will guide me?” And he invited Philip to sit with him, having come up.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).