John 9:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 9:4 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 →
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δεῖ
deî
G1163
it is necessary
ἐργάζεσθαι
ergázomai
G2038
to work
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργα
érgon
G2041
work
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πέμψαντός
pémpō
G3992
to send
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἡμέρα
hēméra
G2250
day
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔρχεται
érchomai
G2064
to come
νὺξ
nýx
G3571
night
ὅτε
hóte
G3753
when
οὐδεὶς
oudeís
G3762
nothing
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἐργάζεσθαι
ergázomai
G2038
to work
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
I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
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King James Version Public Domain
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It is necessary for us to work the works of the one having sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one is able to work.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).