Matthew 11:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 11:23 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σύ
sý
G4771
you
Καφαρναούμ
Kapernaoúm
G2584
Capernaum
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
ὑψωθήσῃ
hypsóō
G5312
to exalt
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ᾅδου
háidēs
G86
hell
καταβιβασθήσῃ
katabibázō
G2601
to bring down
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ἐν
en
G1722
in
Σοδόμοις
Sódoma
G4670
Sodom
ἐγενήθησαν
gínomai
G1096
to become
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
δυνάμεις
dýnamis
G1411
power
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
γενόμεναι
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἐν
en
G1722
in
σοί
sý
G4771
you
ἔμεινεν
ménō
G3306
to remain
ἂν
án
G302
if
μέχρι
méchri
G3360
as far as
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
σήμερον
sḗmeron
G4594
this day
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World English Bible Public Domain
You, Capernaum, who are exalted to Heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you, Capernaum, you will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down as far as Hades. For if the miracles that happened in you had happened in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).