Mark 9:42 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 9:42 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
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἂν
án
G302
if
σκανδαλίσῃ
skandalízō
G4624
to stumble
ἕνα
heîs
G1520
one
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
μικρῶν
mikrós
G3398
small
τούτων
hoûtos
G3778
this
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
πιστευόντων
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
καλόν
kalós
G2570
good
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
μᾶλλον
mâllon
G3123
more
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
περίκειται
períkeimai
G4029
to lie around
μύλος
mýlos
G3458
millstone
ὀνικὸς
onikós
G3684
for donkey
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τράχηλον
tráchēlos
G5137
to be ready
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
βέβληται
bállō
G906
to throw
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
θάλασσαν
thálassa
G2281
sea
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World English Bible Public Domain
Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he was thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.
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King James Version Public Domain
And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him instead if a millstone of a donkey is put around his neck and he has been thrown into the sea.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).