Luke 11:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 11:8 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 →
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δώσει
dídōmi
G1325
to give
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἀναστὰς
anístēmi
G450
to raise
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
φίλον
phílos
G5384
friend
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
διά
diá
G1223
through
γε
gé
G1065
indeed
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀναιδίαν
anaídeia
G335
shamelessness
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐγερθεὶς
egeírō
G1453
to raise
δώσει
dídōmi
G1325
to give
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ὅσων
hósos
G3745
how much
χρῄζει
chrḗizō
G5535
to need
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World English Bible Public Domain
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
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King James Version Public Domain
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I say to you, even if he does not get up to give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, rising up, he will give to him as much as he needs.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).