and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.Matthew 5:41
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
καὶ ὅστις σε ἀγγαρεύσει μίλιον ἕν, ὕπαγε μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ δύο.
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὅστιςhostis“whoever”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
- σεse“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀγγαρεύσειangareusei“will compel to go”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀγγαρεύω · “to force” · Strong's G0029
- μίλιονmilion“mile”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “mile” · Strong's G3400
- ἕν,hen“one,”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ὕπαγεhupage“do go”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ὑπάγω · “to go” · Strong's G5217
- μετ᾽met᾽“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- αὐτοῦautou“him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δύο.duo“two.”Adjective, number · from δύο · “two” · Strong's G1417
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)