John 8:59 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 8:59 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 →
ἦραν
aírō
G142
to raise up
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
λίθους
líthos
G3037
stone
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
βάλωσιν
bállō
G906
to throw
ἐπ’
epí
G1909
upon
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐκρύβη
krýptō
G2928
to hide
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐξῆλθεν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἱεροῦ
hierón
G2411
temple
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, they picked up stones in order to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple.
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