John 11:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 11:4 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 →
ἀκούσας
akoúō
G191
to hear
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὕτη
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀσθένεια
asthéneia
G769
weakness
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
θάνατον
thánatos
G2288
death
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
δόξης
dóxa
G1391
glory
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
δοξασθῇ
doxázō
G1392
to glorify
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
δι’
diá
G1223
through
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."
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King James Version Public Domain
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But having heard, Jesus said, “This sickness is not to death but for the glory of God so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).