Matthew 3:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 3:15 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
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ἄφες
aphíēmi
G863
to send away
ἄρτι
árti
G737
now
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
πρέπον
prépō
G4241
to be fitting
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
πληρῶσαι
plēróō
G4137
to fulfill
πᾶσαν
pâs
G3956
all
δικαιοσύνην
dikaiosýnē
G1343
righteousness
τότε
tóte
G5119
then
ἀφίησιν
aphíēmi
G863
to send away
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But answering, Jesus said to him, “Permit now, for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permits him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).