Luke 2:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:38 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὥρᾳ
hṓra
G5610
hour
ἐπιστᾶσα
ephístēmi
G2186
to place upon
ἀνθωμολογεῖτο
anthomologéomai
G437
to acknowledge
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐλάλει
laléō
G2980
to speak
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
πᾶσιν
pâs
G3956
all
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
προσδεχομένοις
prosdéchomai
G4327
to receive to oneself
λύτρωσιν
lýtrōsis
G3085
redemption
Ἱερουσαλήμ
Hierousalḗm
G2419
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And coming up at that very hour, she began giving thanks to God and speaking about him to all the ones waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).