John 1:42 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 1:42 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 →
εὑρίσκει
heurískō
G2147
to find
οὗτος
hoûtos
G3778
this
πρῶτος
prōtos
G4413
first
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφὸν
adelphós
G80
brother
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἴδιον
ídios
G2398
one's own
Σίμωνα
Símōn
G4613
Simon
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
εὑρήκαμεν
heurískō
G2147
to find
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Μεσσίαν
Messías
G3323
Messiah
ὅ
ho
G3588
the
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
μεθερμηνευόμενον
methermēneúō
G3177
to interpret
Χριστός
Christós
G5547
Christ
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World English Bible Public Domain
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by interpretation, Peter).
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King James Version Public Domain
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus, having looked at him, said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”).
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).