Matthew 21:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 21:28 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 →
Τί
tís
G5101
who
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
δοκεῖ
dokéō
G1380
to think
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
εἶχεν
échō
G2192
to have
τέκνα
téknon
G5043
child
δύο
dýo
G1417
two
προσελθὼν
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πρώτῳ
prōtos
G4413
first
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
τέκνον
téknon
G5043
child
ὕπαγε
hypágō
G5217
to depart
σήμερον
sḗmeron
G4594
this day
ἐργάζου
ergázomai
G2038
to work
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ἀμπελῶνι
ampelṓn
G290
vineyard
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World English Bible Public Domain
But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.'
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King James Version Public Domain
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But what do you think? A man had two children, and having approached the first, he said, ‘Child, go, work today in the vineyard.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).