Translation Comparison

John 18:22

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The verse John 18:22 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 18:22 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
American Standard VersionASV	And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And when he had said these things, one of the servants standing by, gave Jesus a blow, saying: Answerest thou the high priest so?
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?
English Revised VersionERV	And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
World English BibleWEB	When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, \|Do you answer the high priest like that?\|
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'
American King James VersionAKJV	And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answer you the high priest so?
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	Upon His saying this, one of the officers standing by struck Him with his open hand, asking Him as he did so, \|Is that the way you answer the High Priest?\|

King James Bible

KJV

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

American Standard Version

ASV

And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And when he had said these things, one of the servants standing by, gave Jesus a blow, saying: Answerest thou the high priest so?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?

English Revised Version

ERV

And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

World English Bible

WEB

When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, |Do you answer the high priest like that?|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

American King James Version

AKJV

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answer you the high priest so?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

Upon His saying this, one of the officers standing by struck Him with his open hand, asking Him as he did so, |Is that the way you answer the High Priest?|

King James Bible

KJV

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

American Standard Version

ASV

And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And when he had said these things, one of the servants standing by, gave Jesus a blow, saying: Answerest thou the high priest so?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?

English Revised Version

ERV

And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

World English Bible

WEB

When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, |Do you answer the high priest like that?|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

American King James Version

AKJV

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answer you the high priest so?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

Upon His saying this, one of the officers standing by struck Him with his open hand, asking Him as he did so, |Is that the way you answer the High Priest?|