Luke 8:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 8:16 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 →
Οὐδεὶς
oudeís
G3762
nothing
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
λύχνον
lýchnos
G3088
lamp
ἅψας
háptō
G681
to adhere to
καλύπτει
kalýptō
G2572
to hide
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
σκεύει
skeûos
G4632
vessel
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ὑποκάτω
hypokátō
G5270
underneath
κλίνης
klínē
G2825
couch
τίθησιν
títhēmi
G5087
to place
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
λυχνίας
lychnía
G3087
lampstand
τίθησιν
títhēmi
G5087
to place
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
εἰσπορευόμενοι
eisporeúomai
G1531
to enter
βλέπωσιν
blépō
G991
to see
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
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
"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.
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King James Version Public Domain
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And no one, having lit a lamp, covers it with a bowl or puts under a bed. Rather, he puts on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).