Luke 17:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 17:2 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 →
λυσιτελεῖ
lysiteleî
G3081
to profit
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
λίθος
líthos
G3037
stone
μυλικὸς
mylikós
G3457
of millstone
περίκειται
períkeimai
G4029
to lie around
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τράχηλον
tráchēlos
G5137
to be ready
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔρριπται
rhíptō
G4496
to cast
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
θάλασσαν
thálassa
G2281
sea
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
σκανδαλίσῃ
skandalízō
G4624
to stumble
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
μικρῶν
mikrós
G3398
small
τούτων
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἕνα
heîs
G1520
one
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
-
King James Version Public Domain
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).