Matthew 21:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 21:16 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπαν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἀκούεις
akoúō
G191
to hear
τί
tís
G5101
who
οὗτοι
hoûtos
G3778
this
λέγουσιν
légō
G3004
to say
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ναί
naí
G3483
yes
οὐδέποτε
oudépote
G3763
never
ἀνέγνωτε
anaginṓskō
G314
to recognize
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
στόματος
stóma
G4750
mouth
νηπίων
nḗpios
G3516
infant
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
θηλαζόντων
thēlázō
G2337
to suckle
κατηρτίσω
katartízō
G2675
to complete
αἶνον
aînos
G136
saying
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'"
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King James Version Public Domain
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” But Jesus says to them, “Yes! Have you never read, ‘From the mouths of little children and nursing infants you have prepared praise’?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).