Luke 5:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 5:21 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
ἤρξαντο
árchomai
G756
to lead
διαλογίζεσθαι
dialogízomai
G1260
to deliberate
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
γραμματεῖς
grammateús
G1122
scribe
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
Φαρισαῖοι
Pharisaîos
G5330
Pharisee
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
τίς
tís
G5101
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
οὗτος
hoûtos
G3778
this
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
λαλεῖ
laléō
G2980
to speak
βλασφημίας
blasphēmía
G988
blasphemy
τίς
tís
G5101
who
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἁμαρτίας
hamartía
G266
sin
ἀφεῖναι
aphíēmi
G863
to send away
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
μόνος
mónos
G3441
alone
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεός
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to debate, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).