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Jesus the Lamb of God

John 1:34

In 9 translations

BSB
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”SBL the Chosen One of God
KJV
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
WEB
I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
ASV
And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
LSV
and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.”
YLT
and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
DBY
And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.Elohim
DRC
And I saw, and I gave testimony, that this is the Son of God.
GNV
And I sawe, and bare record that this is that Sonne of God.

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read υἱὸς (“Son”); SBLGNT (2010) read ἐκλεκτὸς (“chosen”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐκλεκτὸς. Michael W. Holmes (SBLGNT editor), Westcott and Hort (margin) read ἐκλεκτὸς; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read υἱὸς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
κἀγὼ ἑώρακα, καὶ μεμαρτύρηκα ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἐκλεκτὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
RP2018
Κἀγὼ ἑώρακα, καὶ μεμαρτύρηκα ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Κἀγὼ ἑώρακα, καὶ μεμαρτύρηκα ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ.
SCR1894
καγω εωρακα και μεμαρτυρηκα οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος του θεου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  • John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
  • Matthew 4:3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
  • 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • Psalms 89:26–27He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’ I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
  • Romans 1:4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
  • Revelation 2:18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
  • John 3:16–18For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the…
  • John 19:7“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
  • John 10:36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
  • 1 John 3:8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
  • 1 John 2:23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
  • Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
  • Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  • Hebrews 1:5–6For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”? And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says:…

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