Matthew 11:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 11:8 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 →
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἐξήλθατε
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
ἰδεῖν
horáō
G3708
to see
ἄνθρωπον
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἐν
en
G1722
in
μαλακοῖς
malakós
G3120
soft
ἠμφιεσμένον
amphiénnymi
G294
to put on
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
μαλακὰ
malakós
G3120
soft
φοροῦντες
phoréō
G5409
to wear
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
οἴκοις
oîkos
G3624
house
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
βασιλέων
basileús
G935
king
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.
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King James Version Public Domain
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, the ones wearing soft clothing are in the houses of the kings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).