John 1:32 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 1:32 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐμαρτύρησεν
martyréō
G3140
to testify
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
τεθέαμαι
theáomai
G2300
to behold
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
καταβαῖνον
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
περιστερὰν
peristerá
G4058
dove
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔμεινεν
ménō
G3306
to remain
ἐπ’
epí
G1909
upon
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained upon him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).