Acts 9:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 9:15 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 →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
πορεύου
poreúomai
G4198
to go
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
σκεῦος
skeûos
G4632
vessel
ἐκλογῆς
eklogḗ
G1589
choice
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
οὗτος
hoûtos
G3778
this
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
βαστάσαι
bastázō
G941
to take up
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ὄνομά
ónoma
G3686
name
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐνώπιον
enṓpion
G1799
before
ἐθνῶν
éthnos
G1484
nation
τε
té
G5037
and
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
βασιλέων
basileús
G935
king
υἱῶν
huiós
G5207
son
τε
té
G5037
and
Ἰσραήλ
Israḗl
G2474
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this is to me an instrument of choosing, to carry my name before the nations, and also kings, and the sons of Israel;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).