Acts 19:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 19:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
ἐβάπτισεν
baptízō
G907
to baptize
βάπτισμα
báptisma
G908
immersion
μετανοίας
metánoia
G3341
repentance
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
λαῷ
laós
G2992
people
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἐρχόμενον
érchomai
G2064
to come
μετ’
metá
G3326
with
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
πιστεύσωσιν
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
τοῦτ’
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦν
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
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World English Bible Public Domain
Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Paul replied, “John baptized a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).