Mark 13:34 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 13:34 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 →
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἀπόδημος
apódēmos
G590
abroad
ἀφεὶς
aphíēmi
G863
to send away
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
οἰκίαν
oikía
G3614
house
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δοὺς
dídōmi
G1325
to give
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
δούλοις
doûlos
G1401
slave
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἐξουσίαν
exousía
G1849
authority
ἑκάστῳ
hékastos
G1538
each
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργον
érgon
G2041
work
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θυρωρῷ
thyrōrós
G2377
doorkeeper
ἐνετείλατο
entéllomai
G1781
to command
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
γρηγορῇ
grēgoreúō
G1127
to watch
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World English Bible Public Domain
"It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As a man on a journey, having left his house, and having given authority to his servants, to each his work, also he commanded the doorkeeper that he should stay alert;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).