John 3:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 3:20 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 →
πᾶς
pâs
G3956
all
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
φαῦλα
phaûlos
G5337
worthless
πράσσων
prássō
G4238
to do
μισεῖ
miséō
G3404
to hate
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔρχεται
érchomai
G2064
to come
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐλεγχθῇ
elénchō
G1651
to convict
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργα
érgon
G2041
work
αὐτοῦ
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
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
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King James Version Public Domain
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For everyone is doing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his deeds might not be exposed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).