Matthew 18:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 18:23 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 →
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ὡμοιώθη
homoióō
G3666
to make like
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
βασιλεία
basileía
G932
kingdom
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανῶν
ouranós
G3772
heaven
ἀνθρώπῳ
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
βασιλεῖ
basileús
G935
king
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἠθέλησεν
thélō
G2309
to will
συνᾶραι
synaírō
G4868
to bring together
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
δούλων
doûlos
G1401
slave
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For this reason, the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to take up a word together with his slaves.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).