Matthew 12:42 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 12:42 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 →
βασίλισσα
basílissa
G938
queen
νότου
nótos
G3558
south wind
ἐγερθήσεται
egeírō
G1453
to raise
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
κρίσει
krísis
G2920
judgment
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γενεᾶς
geneá
G1074
generation
ταύτης
hoûtos
G3778
this
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κατακρινεῖ
katakrínō
G2632
to condemn
αὐτήν
autós
G846
he
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἦλθεν
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
περάτων
péras
G4009
end
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
ἀκοῦσαι
akoúō
G191
to hear
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
σοφίαν
sophía
G4678
wisdom
Σολομῶνος
Solomṓn
G4672
Solomon
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
πλεῖον
pleíōn
G4119
greater
Σολομῶνος
Solomṓn
G4672
Solomon
ὧδε
hōde
G5602
here
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World English Bible Public Domain
The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
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King James Version Public Domain
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The Queen of the South will stand up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon here.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).