Mark 8:28 — Compare 3 English translations

Mark 8:28 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 →

οἱ ho G3588 the δὲ dé G1161 but εἶπαν légō G3004 to say αὐτῷ autós G846 he λέγοντες légō G3004 to say ὅτι hóti G3754 that Ἰωάννην Iōánnēs G2491 John τὸν ho G3588 the βαπτιστήν Baptistḗs G910 baptizer καὶ kaí G2532 and ἄλλοι állos G243 another Ἡλείαν Hēlías G2243 Elijah ἄλλοι állos G243 another δὲ dé G1161 but ὅτι hóti G3754 that εἷς heîs G1520 one τῶν ho G3588 the προφητῶν prophḗtēs G4396 prophet

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World English Bible Public Domain

They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."
King James Version Public Domain

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

But they said to him, saying, “John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.”

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Mark 8:28 — compare English translations

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