Luke 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 3:9 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 →
ἤδη
ḗdē
G2235
already
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀξίνη
axínē
G513
axe
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ῥίζαν
rhíza
G4491
root
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
δένδρων
déndron
G1186
tree
κεῖται
keîmai
G2749
to lie
πᾶν
pâs
G3956
all
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
δένδρον
déndron
G1186
tree
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ποιοῦν
poiéō
G4160
to make
καρπὸν
karpós
G2590
fruit
καλὸν
kalós
G2570
good
ἐκκόπτεται
ekkóptō
G1581
to cut off
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
πῦρ
pŷr
G4442
fire
βάλλεται
bállō
G906
to throw
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."
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King James Version Public Domain
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But indeed, the ax is already set against the root of the trees. So, every tree not producing good fruit is chopped down and thrown into a fire.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).