John 12:24

ASV Bible

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

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John 12:24 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 12:24 in KJV →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 12:24 in DRB →

Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 12:24 in DBT →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 12:24 in ERV →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 12:24 in WBT →

Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 12:24 in WEB →

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 12:24 in YLT →

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 12:24 in AKJV →

Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it stays alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read John 12:24 in WNT →

In most solemn truth I tell you that unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains what it was--a single grain; but that if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.

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John 12:24 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

Primary

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 12:24 in KJV →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 12:24 in DRB →

Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 12:24 in DBT →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 12:24 in ERV →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 12:24 in WBT →

Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 12:24 in WEB →

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 12:24 in YLT →

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 12:24 in AKJV →

Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it stays alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read John 12:24 in WNT →

In most solemn truth I tell you that unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains what it was--a single grain; but that if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.

Read John 12:24 in Other Translations

KJV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →