Matthew 9:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 9:13 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 →
πορευθέντες
poreúomai
G4198
to go
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
μάθετε
manthánō
G3129
to learn
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔλεος
éleos
G1656
mercy
θέλω
thélō
G2309
to will
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
θυσίαν
thysía
G2378
sacrifice
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἦλθον
érchomai
G2064
to come
καλέσαι
kaléō
G2564
to call
δικαίους
díkaios
G1342
righteous
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἁμαρτωλούς
hamartōlós
G268
sinner
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
But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
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King James Version Public Domain
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But having gone, learn what this is: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).