Luke 16:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 16:19 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 →
Ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
δέ
dé
G1161
but
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
πλούσιος
ploúsios
G4145
wealthy
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐνεδιδύσκετο
endidýskō
G1737
to clothe
πορφύραν
porphýra
G4209
purple
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
βύσσον
býssos
G1040
byssus
εὐφραινόμενος
euphraínō
G2165
to gladden
καθ’
katá
G2596
down
ἡμέραν
hēméra
G2250
day
λαμπρῶς
lamprōs
G2988
splendidly
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
"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
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King James Version Public Domain
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was putting on purple and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.
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