Matthew 20:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 20:21 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
αὐτῇ
autós
G846
he
τί
tís
G5101
who
θέλεις
thélō
G2309
to will
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
εἰπὲ
légō
G3004
to say
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
καθίσωσιν
kathízō
G2523
to settle
οὗτοι
hoûtos
G3778
this
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δύο
dýo
G1417
two
υἱοί
huiós
G5207
son
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
εἷς
heîs
G1520
one
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
δεξιῶν
dexiós
G1188
right
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἷς
heîs
G1520
one
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
εὐωνύμων
euṓnymos
G2176
left
σου
sý
G4771
you
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
βασιλείᾳ
basileía
G932
kingdom
σου
sý
G4771
you
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 her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to her, “What do you desire?” She says to him, “Say that these two sons of mine might sit, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your kingdom.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).