Matthew 12:39 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 12:39 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
γενεὰ
geneá
G1074
generation
πονηρὰ
ponērós
G4190
evil
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μοιχαλὶς
moichalís
G3428
adulteress
σημεῖον
sēmeîon
G4592
sign
ἐπιζητεῖ
epizētéō
G1934
to seek for
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σημεῖον
sēmeîon
G4592
sign
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δοθήσεται
dídōmi
G1325
to give
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
σημεῖον
sēmeîon
G4592
sign
Ἰωνᾶ
Iōnâs
G2495
Jonah
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
προφήτου
prophḗtēs
G4396
prophet
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
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King James Version Public Domain
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But answering, he said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).