King James Version

Matthew 5:40

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θέλοντίthelontiif any man willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “if any man will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.if any man willσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeκριθῆναιkrithēnaito at the lawκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to at the law”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.at the lawκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χιτῶνάchitōnacoatχιτών (chitōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “coat”, the object formG5509a tunic, garment, undergarment.coatσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.λαβεῖνlabeinto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.ἄφεςaphesletἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “let”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.letαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάτιονhimationclothingἱμάτιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “clothing”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take — suffer to him also the cloak.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

Young’s Literal Translation

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take — suffer to him also the cloak.

World English Bible

If anyone sues you to take away your coat , let him have your cloak also .

Darby Translation

and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

Douay-Rheims

And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies