Matthew 25:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 25:24 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 →
προσελθὼν
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἓν
heîs
G1520
one
τάλαντον
tálanton
G5007
talent
εἰληφὼς
lambánō
G2983
to take
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἔγνων
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
σε
sý
G4771
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
σκληρὸς
sklērós
G4642
hard
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
θερίζων
therízō
G2325
to reap
ὅπου
hópou
G3699
where
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔσπειρας
speírō
G4687
to sow
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνάγων
synágō
G4863
to gather together
ὅθεν
hóthen
G3606
from which
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
διεσκόρπισας
diaskorpízō
G1287
to scatter
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World English Bible Public Domain
"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But having approached, also the one having received the one talent said, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).