Matthew 20:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 20:23 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 →
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
ποτήριόν
potḗrion
G4221
cup
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
πίεσθε
pínō
G4095
to drink
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καθίσαι
kathízō
G2523
to settle
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
δεξιῶν
dexiós
G1188
right
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
εὐωνύμων
euṓnymos
G2176
left
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐμὸν
emós
G1699
my
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
δοῦναι
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
οἷς
hós
G3739
who
ἡτοίμασται
hetoimázō
G2090
to prepare
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πατρός
patḗr
G3962
father
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He says to them, “My cup you will drink. But to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).