Matthew 17:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 17:12 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 →
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
Ἡλείας
Hēlías
G2243
Elijah
ἤδη
ḗdē
G2235
already
ἦλθεν
érchomai
G2064
to come
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐπέγνωσαν
epiginṓskō
G1921
to know thoroughly
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἐποίησαν
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ὅσα
hósos
G3745
how much
ἠθέλησαν
thélō
G2309
to will
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
μέλλει
méllō
G3195
to be about
πάσχειν
páschō
G3958
to feel
ὑπ’
hypó
G5259
under
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn't recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."
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King James Version Public Domain
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way also, the Son of Man is about to suffer by them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).