John 8:59 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. ”

John 8:59 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 8:59 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 8:59 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.”

John 8:59 — World English Bible

John 8:59 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple. ”

John 8:59 — American Standard Version

John 8:59 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“they took up, therefore, stones that they may cast at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went forth out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”

John 8:59 — Young's Literal Translation

John 8:59 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They took up therefore stones that they might cast [them] at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, [going through the midst of them, and thus passed on.] ”

John 8:59 — Darby Translation

John 8:59 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then tooke they vp stones, to cast at him, but Iesus hid himselfe, and went out of the Temple: And hee passed through the middes of them, and so went his way. ”

John 8:59 — Geneva Bible

John 8:59 in Context — John 8

57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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What Does John 8:59 Mean?

John 8:59 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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