Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
Holman Bible
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
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?
Bible in Basic English
For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is 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?
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?'
Themes
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
Jesus Christ » History of » Is led away to be crucified (from jerusalem)
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
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Usage: 2128
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 23:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Crucified
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us: 31 for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry? 32 Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be requited on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.
Jeremiah 25:29
For behold, I begin to bring evil on the city that is called by my name, and should ye be altogether unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Ezekiel 20:47-48
and say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flashing flame shall not be quenched; and all that it meets from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.
Matthew 3:12
whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
John 15:6
Unless any one abide in me he is cast out as the branch, and is dried up; and they gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Ezekiel 15:2-7
Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?
Ezekiel 21:3-4
and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
Daniel 9:26
And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war, the desolations determined.
Hebrews 6:8
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned.
1 Peter 4:17-18
For the time of having the judgment begin from the house of God is come; but if first from us, what shall be the end of those who obey not the glad tidings of God?
Jude 1:12
These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by the winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;