Translation Comparison

Mark 9:11

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The verse Mark 9:11 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 Mark 9:11 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
American Standard VersionASV	And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?
English Revised VersionERV	And they asked him, saying, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
World English BibleWEB	They asked him, saying, \|Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?\|
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.
American King James VersionAKJV	And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	They also asked Him, \|How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?\|

King James Bible

KJV

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

American Standard Version

ASV

And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

English Revised Version

ERV

And they asked him, saying, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

World English Bible

WEB

They asked him, saying, |Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

American King James Version

AKJV

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

They also asked Him, |How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?|

King James Bible

KJV

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

American Standard Version

ASV

And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

English Revised Version

ERV

And they asked him, saying, The scribes say that Elijah must first come.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

World English Bible

WEB

They asked him, saying, |Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?|

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

American King James Version

AKJV

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

They also asked Him, |How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?|