Translation Comparison

John 11:20

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The verse John 11:20 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse John 11:20 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
American Standard VersionASV	Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.
English Revised VersionERV	Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.
World English BibleWEB	Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.
American King James VersionAKJV	Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, \|Jesus is coming,\| went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.

King James Bible

KJV

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

American Standard Version

ASV

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

English Revised Version

ERV

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.

World English Bible

WEB

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

American King James Version

AKJV

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, |Jesus is coming,| went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.

King James Bible

KJV

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

American Standard Version

ASV

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

English Revised Version

ERV

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.

World English Bible

WEB

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

American King James Version

AKJV

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, |Jesus is coming,| went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.