Galatians 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGalatians 3:16 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 →
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Ἀβραὰμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
ἐρρέθησαν
eréō
G2046
to speak
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἐπαγγελίαι
epangelía
G1860
announcement
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
σπέρματι
spérma
G4690
seed
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
σπέρμασιν
spérma
G4690
seed
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
πολλῶν
polýs
G4183
many
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἐφ’
epí
G1909
upon
ἑνός
heîs
G1520
one
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
σπέρματί
spérma
G4690
seed
σου
sý
G4771
you
ὅς
hós
G3739
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
Χριστός
Christós
G5547
Christ
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn't say, "To seeds," as of many, but as of one, "To your seed," which is Christ.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “and to seeds,” as to many, but as to one, “and to your seed,” who is Christ.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).