Matthew 5:44 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 5:44 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 →
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἀγαπᾶτε
agapáō
G25
to love
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἐχθροὺς
echthrós
G2190
enemy
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προσεύχεσθε
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
διωκόντων
diṓkō
G1377
to persecute
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
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King James Version Public Domain
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray on behalf of the ones persecuting you
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).