Matthew 5:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 5:21 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 →
Ἠκούσατε
akoúō
G191
to hear
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐρρέθη
eréō
G2046
to speak
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἀρχαίοις
archaîos
G744
original
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
φονεύσεις
phoneúō
G5407
to murder
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
δ’
dé
G1161
but
ἂν
án
G302
if
φονεύσῃ
phoneúō
G5407
to murder
ἔνοχος
énochos
G1777
liable
ἔσται
eimí
G1510
to be
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
κρίσει
krísis
G2920
judgment
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'
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King James Version Public Domain
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘Do not kill,’ and, ‘Whoever kills will be subject to the judgment.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).