Luke 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:23 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 →
καθὼς
kathṓs
G2531
according as
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
ἐν
en
G1722
in
νόμῳ
nómos
G3551
law
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πᾶν
pâs
G3956
all
ἄρσεν
árrhēn
G730
male
διανοῖγον
dianoígō
G1272
to open
μήτραν
mḗtra
G3388
womb
ἅγιον
hágios
G40
saint
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίῳ
kýrios
G2962
Lord
κληθήσεται
kaléō
G2564
to call
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World English Bible Public Domain
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
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King James Version Public Domain
(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”),
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).