John 4:8 — Compare 3 English translations

John 4:8 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 →

οἱ ho G3588 the γὰρ gár G1063 for μαθηταὶ mathētḗs G3101 disciple αὐτοῦ autós G846 he ἀπεληλύθεισαν apérchomai G565 to depart εἰς eis G1519 into τὴν ho G3588 the πόλιν pólis G4172 city ἵνα hína G2443 that τροφὰς trophḗ G5160 food ἀγοράσωσιν agorázō G59 to loiter in marketplace

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 his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
King James Version Public Domain

(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

for his disciples had gone away into the city so that they might buy food.

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John 4:8 — compare English translations

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