Matthew 13:29
‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
KJV
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δέ | de | And | G1161 → |
| φησιν· | phēsin | he says; | G5346 → |
| οὔ, | ou | No, | G3756 → |
| μήποτε | mēpote | lest when | G3361 →G4218 → |
| συλλέγοντες | sullegontes | gathering | G4816 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| ζιζάνια | zizania | weeds | G2215 → |
| ἐκριζώσητε | ekrizōsēte | you may uproot | G1610 → |
| ἅμα | hama | together [with] | G260 → |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | them | G846 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| σῖτον. | siton | wheat. | G4621 → |
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