Matthew 23:15 in Yalunka
15 “Gbalona ɛ xa, ɛ tan sariya karamɔxɔne nun Farisi muxu nafigine! Ɛ fɔxɔ igen nun bɔxɔ xɔnna birin yisigama alogo ɛ xa tubi muxu keden peen sɔtɔ. Ɛ na a sɔtɔ ɛ a findima nɛn yahannama kaan na naxan ɲaxu ɛ tan xa dɔxɔ firin.”
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves.
World English Bible (WEB)
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen -- ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.