Luke 20:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 20:21 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπηρώτησαν
eperōtáō
G1905
to ask
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
διδάσκαλε
didáskalos
G1320
teacher
οἴδαμεν
eídō
G1492
to see
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὀρθῶς
orthōs
G3723
rightly
λέγεις
légō
G3004
to say
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
διδάσκεις
didáskō
G1321
to teach
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
λαμβάνεις
lambánō
G2983
to take
πρόσωπον
prósōpon
G4383
face
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐπ’
epí
G1909
upon
ἀληθείας
alḗtheia
G225
truth
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὁδὸν
hodós
G3598
way
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
διδάσκεις
didáskō
G1321
to teach
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World English Bible Public Domain
They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and you do not receive a face, but you teach the way of God in truth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).