11 translations · Greek
Luke 21:15
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
Luke 21:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
- KJV King James Version
- For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- ASV American Standard Version
- for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers will not be able to refute or resist.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
- DBY Darby Translation
- for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| δώσω | dōsō | will give | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| στόμα | stoma | speech | G4750 στόμα mouth |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| σοφίαν | sophian | wisdom | G4678 σοφία wisdom |
| ᾗ | hē | that | G3739 ὅς which |
| οὐ | ou | none of | G3756 οὐ no |
| δυνήσονται | dynēsontai | will be able to | G1410 δύναμαι be able |
| ἀντιστῆναι | antistēnai | resist | G436 ἀνθίστημι to oppose |
| ἢ | ē | [or] | G2228 ἤ or |
| ἀντειπεῖν | anteipein | contradict | G483 ἀντιλέγω to dispute |
| ἅπαντες | hapantes | — | G537 ἅπας all |
| οἱ | hoi | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀντικείμενοι | antikeimenoi | your adversaries | G480 ἀντίκειμαι be an opponent |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | — | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 1:9
Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
- Ephesians 6:19
on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
- Luke 12:12
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
- Acts 6:10
They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
- Exodus 4:11–12
Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”
- Colossians 4:3–4
praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
- 2 Timothy 4:16–17
At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- Luke 24:45
Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
- Proverbs 2:6
For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 It will turn out as a testimony for you.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
16 You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.
17 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.
Read all of Luke 21 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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