Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

King James Version

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Holman Bible

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

International Standard Version

thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

A Conservative Version

nor greedy men, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the slanderous, nor the predatory will inherit the kingdom of God.

American Standard Version

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Amplified

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.

An Understandable Version

And neither will thieves, nor greedy people, nor drunkards, nor abusive talkers, nor swindlers possess God's kingdom.

Anderson New Testament

nor thieves, nor defrauders, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Bible in Basic English

Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

Common New Testament

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Daniel Mace New Testament

nor thieves, nor misers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor raparees, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Darby Translation

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Godbey New Testament

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor scolds, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Goodspeed New Testament

or thieves or greedy??runkards, abusive people, robbers??ill not have any share in God's kingdom.

John Wesley New Testament

nor sodomites, Nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor revilers, nor the rapacious shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Julia Smith Translation

Nor thieves; nor covetous, nor intoxicated, nor railers, nor rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

King James 2000

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

nor thieves, nor greedy persons, not drunkards, not abusive persons, not swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Modern King James verseion

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

neither thieves, neither the covetous, neither drunkards, neither cursed speakers, neither extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Moffatt New Testament

nor thieves nor the lustful nor the drunken nor the abusive nor robbers will inherit the Realm of God.

Montgomery New Testament

or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

NET Bible

thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

New Heart English Bible

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

Noyes New Testament

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Sawyer New Testament

nor thieves, nor covetous persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

The Emphasized Bible

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners - shall inherit, God's kingdom.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Or a thief, or covetous, or a drunkard, or abusive, or grasping, will have any share in God's Kingdom.

Webster

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Weymouth New Testament

nor theives, nor avaricious people, nor any who are addicted to hard drinking, to abusive language or to greed of gain, will inherit God's Kingdom.

Williams New Testament

or thieves or greedy graspers for more or drunkards or slanderers or swindlers will not have a share in the kingdom of God.

World English Bible

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

Worrell New Testament

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God.

Worsley New Testament

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor rapacious persons, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Youngs Literal Translation

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Nor
οὔτε 
Oute 
neither, nor, nor yet, no not, not, yet not,
Usage: 68

κλέπτης 
Kleptes 
Usage: 6

nor
οὔτε 
Oute 
οὔτε 
Oute 
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐ 
Ou 
neither, nor, nor yet, no not, not, yet not,
neither, nor, nor yet, no not, not, yet not,
not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 68
Usage: 68
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032

πλεονέκτης 
Pleonektes 
Usage: 4

μέθυσος 
methusos 
Usage: 2

λοίδορος 
Loidoros 
Usage: 2

ἅρπαξ 
Harpax 
Usage: 3

οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

κληρονομέω 
Kleronomeo 
Usage: 14

the kingdom
βασιλεία 
Basileia 
Usage: 54

References

Context Readings

Lawsuits Between Believers

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 5:11

But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one.

Psalm 50:17-18

“For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

Jeremiah 7:11

Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 22:13

“Behold, then, I smite My hand at your dishonest gain which you have acquired and at the bloodshed which is among you.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.

Matthew 21:19

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

Matthew 23:13

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:33

You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

John 12:6

Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

Galatians 5:21

envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:28

He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

1 Peter 4:15

Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;

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