Matthew 27:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 27:29 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πλέξαντες
plékō
G4120
to braid
στέφανον
stéphanos
G4735
crown
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ἀκανθῶν
ákantha
G173
thorn
ἐπέθηκαν
epitíthēmi
G2007
voice
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
κεφαλῆς
kephalḗ
G2776
head
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κάλαμον
kálamos
G2563
reed
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
δεξιᾷ
dexiós
G1188
right
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γονυπετήσαντες
gonypetéō
G1120
to kneel
ἔμπροσθεν
émprosthen
G1715
before
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐνέπαιξαν
empaízō
G1702
to mock
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
χαῖρε
chaírō
G5463
to rejoice
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
βασιλεὺς
basileús
G935
king
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίων
Ioudaîos
G2453
Jewish
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World English Bible Public Domain
They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And having woven together a crown of thorns, they put on his head and a reed in his right hand, and having knelt down before him, they mocked him, saying, “Rejoice, King of the Jews!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).