Luke 19:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 19:21 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 →
ἐφοβούμην
phobéō
G5399
to fear
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
σε
sý
G4771
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
αὐστηρὸς
austērós
G840
harsh
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
αἴρεις
aírō
G142
to raise up
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔθηκας
títhēmi
G5087
to place
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
θερίζεις
therízō
G2325
to reap
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔσπειρας
speírō
G4687
to sow
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World English Bible Public Domain
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn't lay down, and reap that which you didn't sow.'
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King James Version Public Domain
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for I feared you, because you are a harsh man. You take up what you did not put down, and you reap what you did not sow.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).