Matthew 27:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 27:40 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
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
καταλύων
katalýō
G2647
to dissolve
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ναὸν
naós
G3485
sanctuary
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τρισὶν
treîs
G5140
three
ἡμέραις
hēméra
G2250
day
οἰκοδομῶν
oikodoméō
G3618
to build
σῶσον
sṓzō
G4982
to save
σεαυτόν
seautoû
G4572
yourself
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κατάβηθι
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
σταυροῦ
staurós
G4716
cross
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World English Bible Public Domain
and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
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King James Version Public Domain
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and saying, “The one destroying the temple and in three days rebuilding, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, also come down from the cross!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).