Matthew 24:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 24:3 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 →
καθημένου
káthēmai
G2521
to sit down
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ὄρους
óros
G3735
mountain
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἐλαιῶν
elaía
G1636
olive tree
προσῆλθον
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
μαθηταὶ
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
κατ’
katá
G2596
down
ἰδίαν
ídios
G2398
one's own
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
εἰπὲ
légō
G3004
to say
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
πότε
póte
G4219
when
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἔσται
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τί
tís
G5101
who
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
σημεῖον
sēmeîon
G4592
sign
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
σῆς
sós
G4674
your
παρουσίας
parousía
G3952
presence
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συντελείας
syntéleia
G4930
completion
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
αἰῶνος
aiṓn
G165
age
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World English Bible Public Domain
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him by themselves, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).