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Bible in Basic English

For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry?

New American Standard Bible

For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

King James Version

For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Holman Bible

For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

International Standard Version

And if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

A Conservative Version

Because if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?

American Standard Version

For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Amplified

For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

An Understandable Version

For if people are doing these things [to me] while the [leaves of the] tree are green [i.e., to someone innocent of wrongdoing], what will they do when [the leaves] are dried up [i.e., to the sinful Jews of Jerusalem]?"

Anderson New Testament

For, if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Common New Testament

Two others, criminals, were also led with him to be put to death.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for if the green wood burn thus, how will the dry wood flame?

Darby Translation

for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?

Godbey New Testament

Because if they do these things in the green tree, what may be done in the dry?

Goodspeed New Testament

For if this is what they do when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

John Wesley New Testament

For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Julia Smith Translation

For if they do these in the moist tree, what should be in the dry

King James 2000

For if they do these things with a green tree, what shall be done with the dry?

Lexham Expanded Bible

For if they do these [things] {when the wood is green}, what will happen {when it is dry}?"

Modern King James verseion

For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For if they do this to a green tree: what shall be done to the dry?"

Moffatt New Testament

For if this is what they do when the wood is green, what will they do when the wood is dry?"

Montgomery New Testament

"For if this is what they do in the green tree, what will they do in the dry?"

NET Bible

For if such things are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

New Heart English Bible

For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"

Noyes New Testament

For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?

Sawyer New Testament

for if they do these things with the green tree, what shall be done with the dry?

The Emphasized Bible

Because if, in moist wood, these things, they are doing, - in, the dry, what shall happen?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For if they do all these things with the green wood, what will be done with the dry?

Twentieth Century New Testament

If what you see is done while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

Webster

For if they do these things in a green tree, what will be done in the dry?

Weymouth New Testament

For if they are doing these things in the case of the green tree, what will be done in that of the dry?"

Williams New Testament

For if they do this when the wood is green, what will they do when it is dry?"

World English Bible

For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"

Worrell New Testament

for, if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?"

Worsley New Testament

for if they do these things to the green wood, what shall be done to the dry?

Youngs Literal Translation

for, if in the green tree they do these things -- in the dry what may happen?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

they do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

a green
ὑγρός 
Hugros 
Usage: 0

ξύλον 
Xulon 
Usage: 14

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

shall be done
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

Context Readings

Jesus Is Crucified

30 And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us. 31 For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry? 32 And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:31

If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

Jeremiah 25:29

For see, I am starting to send evil on the town which is named by my name, and are you to be without any punishment? You will not be without punishment: for I will send a sword on all people living on the earth, says the Lord of armies.

Ezekiel 20:47-48

And say to the woodland of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.

Matthew 3:12

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

John 15:6

If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

Ezekiel 15:2-7

Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?

Ezekiel 21:3-4

And say to the land of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, and I will take my sword out of its cover, cutting off from you the upright and the evil.

Daniel 9:26

And at the end of the times, even after the sixty-two weeks, one on whom the holy oil has been put will be cut off and have no ...; and the town and the holy place will be made waste together with a prince; and the end will come with an overflowing of waters, and even to the end there will be war; the making waste which has been fixed.

Hebrews 6:8

But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

1 Peter 4:17-18

For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?

Jude 1:12

These men are unseen rocks at your love-feasts, when they take part in them with you, keepers of sheep who without fear take the food of the sheep; clouds without water rushing before the wind, wasted trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,

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