Matthew 23:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 23:15 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 →
οὐαὶ
ouaí
G3759
alas
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
γραμματεῖς
grammateús
G1122
scribe
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Φαρισαῖοι
Pharisaîos
G5330
Pharisee
ὑποκριταί
hypokritḗs
G5273
hypocrite
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
περιάγετε
periágō
G4013
to lead around
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
θάλασσαν
thálassa
G2281
sea
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ξηρὰν
xērós
G3584
dry
ποιῆσαι
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἕνα
heîs
G1520
one
προσήλυτον
prosḗlytos
G4339
proselyte
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
γένηται
gínomai
G1096
to become
ποιεῖτε
poiéō
G4160
to make
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
υἱὸν
huiós
G5207
son
γεέννης
géenna
G1067
Gehenna
διπλότερον
diploûs
G1362
double
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
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King James Version Public Domain
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and when he becomes, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).