Matthew 12:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 12:20 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 →
κάλαμον
kálamos
G2563
reed
συντετριμμένον
syntríbō
G4937
to break in pieces
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
κατεάξει
katágnymi
G2608
to break
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λίνον
línon
G3043
linen
τυφόμενον
týphō
G5188
to smoke
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
σβέσει
sbénnymi
G4570
to quench
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἐκβάλῃ
ekbállō
G1544
to cast out
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
νῖκος
nîkos
G3534
victory
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
κρίσιν
krísis
G2920
judgment
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, Until he leads justice to victory.
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King James Version Public Domain
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He will not break a bruised reed; and he will not quench a smoking flax, until he casts out justice to victory,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).