Ephesians 4:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEphesians 4:28 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
κλέπτων
kléptō
G2813
to steal
μηκέτι
mēkéti
G3371
no longer
κλεπτέτω
kléptō
G2813
to steal
μᾶλλον
mâllon
G3123
more
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
κοπιάτω
kopiáō
G2872
to toil
ἐργαζόμενος
ergázomai
G2038
to work
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἰδίαις
ídios
G2398
one's own
χερσὶν
cheír
G5495
hand
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγαθόν
agathós
G18
good
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἔχῃ
échō
G2192
to have
μεταδιδόναι
metadídōmi
G3330
to impart
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
χρείαν
chreía
G5532
necessity
ἔχοντι
échō
G2192
to have
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
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The thief must steal no longer. But rather, he must labor, working good with his hands, so that he may have something to share with the ones having need.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).