Matthew 3:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 3:12 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 →
οὗ
hós
G3739
who
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πτύον
ptýon
G4425
winnowing fan
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
χειρὶ
cheír
G5495
hand
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
διακαθαριεῖ
diakatharízō
G1245
to cleanse thoroughly
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἅλωνα
hálōn
G257
threshing floor
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνάξει
synágō
G4863
to gather together
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
σῖτον
sîtos
G4621
wheat
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀποθήκην
apothḗkē
G596
storehouse
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἄχυρον
áchyron
G892
chaff
κατακαύσει
katakaíō
G2618
to burn up
πυρὶ
pŷr
G4442
fire
ἀσβέστῳ
ásbestos
G762
unquenchable
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World English Bible Public Domain
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."
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King James Version Public Domain
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
whose winnowing fork in his hand, and he will thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).