John 6:42

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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?'|

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John 6:42 in Bible Translations

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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?'|

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 6:42 in KJV →

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?

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

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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?'|

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 6:42 in KJV →

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?

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

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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 →