Luke 9:48 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 9:48 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
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
δέξηται
déchomai
G1209
to receive
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
παιδίον
paidíon
G3813
small child
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ὀνόματί
ónoma
G3686
name
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐμὲ
egṓ
G1473
I
δέχεται
déchomai
G1209
to receive
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἐμὲ
egṓ
G1473
I
δέξηται
déchomai
G1209
to receive
δέχεται
déchomai
G1209
to receive
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀποστείλαντά
apostéllō
G649
to send away
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
μικρότερος
mikrós
G3398
small
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πᾶσιν
pâs
G3956
all
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὑπάρχων
hypárchō
G5225
to be at hand
οὗτός
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
μέγας
mégas
G3173
great
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."
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King James Version Public Domain
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives the one having sent me. For the one being least among you all, he is great.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).