Matthew 19:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 19:17 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
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
τί
tís
G5101
who
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐρωτᾷς
erōtáō
G2065
to ask
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγαθοῦ
agathós
G18
good
εἷς
heîs
G1520
one
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγαθός
agathós
G18
good
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
θέλεις
thélō
G2309
to will
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ζωὴν
zōḗ
G2222
life
εἰσελθεῖν
eisérchomai
G1525
to enter
τήρησον
tēréō
G5083
to guard
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἐντολάς
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he said to him, “Why do you ask me about good? One is good, but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).