John 6:42

KJV Bible

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

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John 6:42 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read John 6:42 in ASV →

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 6:42 in DRB →

And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he, I came down from heaven?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 6:42 in DBT →

And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then does he say, I am come down out of heaven?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 6:42 in ERV →

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 6:42 in WBT →

And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 6:42 in WEB →

They said, |Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 6:42 in YLT →

and they said, 'Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then saith this one — Out of the heaven I have come down?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 6:42 in AKJV →

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he said, I came down from heaven?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read John 6:42 in WNT →

They kept asking, |Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?|

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John 6:42 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read John 6:42 in ASV →

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 6:42 in DRB →

And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he, I came down from heaven?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 6:42 in DBT →

And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then does he say, I am come down out of heaven?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 6:42 in ERV →

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 6:42 in WBT →

And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 6:42 in WEB →

They said, |Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 6:42 in YLT →

and they said, 'Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then saith this one — Out of the heaven I have come down?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 6:42 in AKJV →

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he said, I came down from heaven?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read John 6:42 in WNT →

They kept asking, |Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?|

Read John 6:42 in Other Translations

ASV 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 →