Translation Comparison

Luke 4:22

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The verse Luke 4:22 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 Luke 4:22 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
American Standard VersionASV	And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And all gave testimony to him: and they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth, and they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
English Revised VersionERV	And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
World English BibleWEB	All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, \|Isn't this Joseph's son?\|
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'
American King James VersionAKJV	And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, \|Is not this Joseph's son?\|

King James Bible

KJV

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

American Standard Version

ASV

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And all gave testimony to him: and they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth, and they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

English Revised Version

ERV

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

World English Bible

WEB

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, |Isn't this Joseph's son?|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

American King James Version

AKJV

And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, |Is not this Joseph's son?|

King James Bible

KJV

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

American Standard Version

ASV

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And all gave testimony to him: and they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth, and they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

English Revised Version

ERV

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

World English Bible

WEB

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, |Isn't this Joseph's son?|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

American King James Version

AKJV

And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, |Is not this Joseph's son?|