Acts 9:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 9:38 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 →
ἐγγὺς
engýs
G1451
near
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οὔσης
eimí
G1510
to be
Λύδδας
Lýdda
G3069
Lydda
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰόππῃ
Ióppē
G2445
Joppa
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
μαθηταὶ
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
ἀκούσαντες
akoúō
G191
to hear
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
Πέτρος
Pétros
G4074
Peter
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
ἀπέστειλαν
apostéllō
G649
to send away
δύο
dýo
G1417
two
ἄνδρας
anḗr
G435
man
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
παρακαλοῦντες
parakaléō
G3870
to call beside
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὀκνήσῃς
oknéō
G3635
to hesitate
διελθεῖν
diérchomai
G1330
to pass through
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
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
As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was in it, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay to come to us.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).