Romans 12:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 12:20 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 →
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
πεινᾷ
peináō
G3983
to hunger
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἐχθρός
echthrós
G2190
enemy
σου
sý
G4771
you
ψώμιζε
psōmízō
G5595
to feed
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
διψᾷ
dipsáō
G1372
to thirst
πότιζε
potízō
G4222
to give drink
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ποιῶν
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἄνθρακας
ánthrax
G440
burning coal
πυρὸς
pŷr
G4442
fire
σωρεύσεις
sōreúō
G4987
to heap up
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
κεφαλὴν
kephalḗ
G2776
head
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. For doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).