Matthew 9:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 9:15 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
δύνανται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
υἱοὶ
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
νυμφῶνος
nymphṓn
G3567
bridal chamber
πενθεῖν
penthéō
G3996
to mourn
ἐφ’
epí
G1909
upon
ὅσον
hósos
G3745
how much
μετ’
metá
G3326
with
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
νυμφίος
nymphíos
G3566
bridegroom
ἐλεύσονται
érchomai
G2064
to come
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἡμέραι
hēméra
G2250
day
ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
ἀπαρθῇ
apaírō
G522
to take away
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
νυμφίος
nymphíos
G3566
bridegroom
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τότε
tóte
G5119
then
νηστεύσουσιν
nēsteúō
G3522
to fast
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
Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jesus said to them, “The sons of the bridal chamber are not able to mourn while the bridegroom is still with them, are they? But days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).