Luke 23:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 23:8 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
Ἡρώδης
Hērṓdēs
G2264
Herod
ἰδὼν
horáō
G3708
to see
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦν
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
ἐχάρη
chaírō
G5463
to rejoice
λίαν
lían
G3029
greatly
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ἱκανῶν
hikanós
G2425
sufficient
χρόνων
chrónos
G5550
time
θέλων
thélō
G2309
to will
ἰδεῖν
horáō
G3708
to see
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἀκούειν
akoúō
G191
to hear
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἤλπιζέν
elpízō
G1679
to hope
τι
tìs
G5100
a certain
σημεῖον
sēmeîon
G4592
sign
ἰδεῖν
horáō
G3708
to see
ὑπ’
hypó
G5259
under
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
γινόμενον
gínomai
G1096
to become
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Herod, having seen Jesus, rejoiced greatly, for he had been desiring to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign happen by him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).