Matthew 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 1:20 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 →
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐνθυμηθέντος
enthyméomai
G1760
to consider
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
κατ’
katá
G2596
down
ὄναρ
ónar
G3677
dream
ἐφάνη
phaínō
G5316
to shine
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
Ἰωσὴφ
Iōsḗph
G2501
Joseph
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
Δαυείδ
Dabíd
G1138
David
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
φοβηθῇς
phobéō
G5399
to fear
παραλαβεῖν
paralambánō
G3880
to receive
Μαρίαμ
María
G3137
Mary
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γυναῖκά
gynḗ
G1135
woman
σου
sý
G4771
you
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
γεννηθὲν
gennáō
G1080
to beget
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
πνεύματός
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἁγίου
hágios
G40
saint
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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King James Version Public Domain
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he having reflected on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him by way of a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, you should not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one having been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).