John 1:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

New Living Translation
“Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”

English Standard Version
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

Berean Study Bible
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

New American Standard Bible
Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

NASB 1995
Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

NASB 1977
They said then to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

Amplified Bible
Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

Christian Standard Bible
“Who are you, then? ” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who are you, then?" they asked. "We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?"

Contemporary English Version
Finally, they said, "Who are you then? We have to give an answer to the ones who sent us. Tell us who you are!"

Good News Translation
"Then tell us who you are," they said. "We have to take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they asked him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

International Standard Version
"Who are you?" they asked him. "We must give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

NET Bible
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

New King James Version
Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

King James 2000 Bible
Then said they unto him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?

New Heart English Bible
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

World English Bible
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

American King James Version
Then said they to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?

American Standard Version
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

A Faithful Version
Therefore, they said to him, "Who are you? What do you say about yourself so that we may give an answer to those who sent us?"

Darby Bible Translation
They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

English Revised Version
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then sayde they vnto hym: What art thou? that we may geue an aunswere to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then sayde they vnto him: What art thou the, yt we maye geue answere vnto the that sent vs? What sayest thou of yi self?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then sayd they vnto him: what arte thou that we maye geve an answer to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say concerning yourself?”

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore they said to him, "Who are you, that we might give an answer to those having sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

Young's Literal Translation
They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we might give answer to them having sent us. What sayest thou for thyself?

Literal Emphasis Translation
They then said to him, Who are you? So that we might give an answer to those having sent us: What do you say about yourself?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, they said to him: “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they said to him, “And who are you? Tell us that we may give a statement to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

Lamsa Bible
Then they said to him, Who are you? so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
They then said to him: Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what say you of yourself?

Godbey New Testament
And he responded, No. Then they said to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those having sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?

Haweis New Testament
Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself?

Mace New Testament
said they to him, who then art thou? that we may give an answer to those that sent us: what sayst thou of thy self?

Weymouth New Testament
So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

Worrell New Testament
They said therefore, to him, "Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?"

Worsley New Testament
Therefore said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What dost thou say of thy self?
















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