Luke 18:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 18:16 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
προσεκαλέσατο
proskaléomai
G4341
to call to
αὐτὰ
autós
G846
he
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
ἄφετε
aphíēmi
G863
to send away
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
παιδία
paidíon
G3813
small child
ἔρχεσθαι
érchomai
G2064
to come
πρός
prós
G4314
to
με
egṓ
G1473
I
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
κωλύετε
kōlýō
G2967
to hinder
αὐτά
autós
G846
he
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
τοιούτων
toioûtos
G5108
such
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
βασιλεία
basileía
G932
kingdom
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Jesus summoned them, saying, “Permit the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them. For of such is the kingdom of God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).