Luke 14:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 14:12 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 →
Ἔλεγεν
légō
G3004
to say
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
κεκληκότι
kaléō
G2564
to call
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
ποιῇς
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἄριστον
áriston
G712
breakfast
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
δεῖπνον
deîpnon
G1173
supper
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
φώνει
phōnéō
G5455
to sound
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
φίλους
phílos
G5384
friend
σου
sý
G4771
you
μηδὲ
mēdé
G3366
and not
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφούς
adelphós
G80
brother
σου
sý
G4771
you
μηδὲ
mēdé
G3366
and not
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
συγγενεῖς
syngenḗs
G4773
related by blood
σου
sý
G4771
you
μηδὲ
mēdé
G3366
and not
γείτονας
geítōn
G1069
neighbor
πλουσίους
ploúsios
G4145
wealthy
μήποτε
mḗpote
G3379
lest
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αὐτοὶ
autós
G846
he
ἀντικαλέσωσίν
antikaléō
G479
to invite in turn
σε
sý
G4771
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γένηται
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἀνταπόδομά
antapódoma
G468
repayment
σοι
sý
G4771
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he also said to the one that had invited him, “When you make a lunch or a supper, do not invite your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and repayment happen to you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).