Matthew 25:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 25:26 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 →
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
πονηρὲ
ponērós
G4190
evil
δοῦλε
doûlos
G1401
slave
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὀκνηρέ
oknērós
G3636
sluggish
ᾔδεις
eídō
G1492
to see
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
θερίζω
therízō
G2325
to reap
ὅπου
hópou
G3699
where
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔσπειρα
speírō
G4687
to sow
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνάγω
synágō
G4863
to gather together
ὅθεν
hóthen
G3606
from which
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
διεσκόρπισα
diaskorpízō
G1287
to scatter
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World English Bible Public Domain
"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.
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King James Version Public Domain
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But answering, his master said to him, ‘Wicked and lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).