Matthew 12:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 12:4 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 →
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
εἰσῆλθεν
eisérchomai
G1525
to enter
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
οἶκον
oîkos
G3624
house
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἄρτους
ártos
G740
bread
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
προθέσεως
próthesis
G4286
showbread
ἔφαγον
phágō
G5315
to eat
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐξὸν
éxesti
G1832
it is lawful
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
φαγεῖν
phágō
G5315
to eat
οὐδὲ
oudé
G3761
neither
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
μετ’
metá
G3326
with
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἱερεῦσιν
hiereús
G2409
priest
μόνοις
mónos
G3441
alone
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World English Bible Public Domain
how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
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King James Version Public Domain
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
how he went into the house of God and ate the loaves of the Presence, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the ones with him, except only for the priests?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).