Luke 9:23 — Compare 3 English translations

Luke 9:23 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 →

Ἔλεγεν légō G3004 to say δὲ dé G1161 but πρὸς prós G4314 to πάντας pâs G3956 all εἴ ei G1487 if τις tìs G5100 a certain θέλει thélō G2309 to will ὀπίσω opísō G3694 back μου egṓ G1473 I ἔρχεσθαι érchomai G2064 to come ἀρνησάσθω arnéomai G720 to deny ἑαυτὸν heautoû G1438 himself καὶ kaí G2532 and ἀράτω aírō G142 to raise up τὸν ho G3588 the σταυρὸν staurós G4716 cross αὐτοῦ autós G846 he καθ’ katá G2596 down ἡμέραν hēméra G2250 day καὶ kaí G2532 and ἀκολουθείτω akolouthéō G190 to follow μοι egṓ G1473 I

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World English Bible Public Domain

He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
King James Version Public Domain

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Then he said to all, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Luke 9:23 — compare English translations

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