King James Bible
KJVFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Translation Comparison
Matthew 23:4
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The verse Matthew 23:4 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. | |
American Standard VersionASV | Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but with a finger of their own they will not move them. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger. | |
English Revised VersionERV | Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. | |
World English BibleWEB | For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them. | |
American King James VersionAKJV | For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them. |
American Standard Version
ASVYea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBFor they bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but with a finger of their own they will not move them.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTbut bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
English Revised Version
ERVYea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTFor they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
World English Bible
WEBFor they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTfor they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
American King James Version
AKJVFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTHeavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.
King James Bible
KJVFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
American Standard Version
ASVYea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBFor they bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but with a finger of their own they will not move them.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTbut bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
English Revised Version
ERVYea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTFor they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
World English Bible
WEBFor they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTfor they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
American King James Version
AKJVFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTHeavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.