John 1:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?”
John 1:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 1:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 1:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?””
John 1:38 — World English Bible
John 1:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abidest thou? ”
John 1:38 — American Standard Version
John 1:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'”
John 1:38 — Young's Literal Translation
John 1:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou? ”
John 1:38 — Darby Translation
John 1:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Iesus turned about, and saw them follow, and saide vnto them, What seeke ye? And they saide vnto him, Rabbi (which is to say by interpretation, Master) where dwellest thou?”
John 1:38 — Geneva Bible
John 1:38 in Context — John 1
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
What Does John 1:38 Mean?
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