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Jesus before Pilate

John 18:34

In 9 translations

BSB
“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”
KJV
Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
WEB
Jesus answered him, “Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?”
ASV
Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?
LSV
Jesus answered him, “Do you say this from yourself? Or did others say it to you about Me?”
YLT
Jesus answered him, 'From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'
DBY
Jesus answered [him], Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said it to thee concerning me?
DRC
Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me?
GNV
Iesus answered him, Saiest thou that of thy selfe, or did other tell it thee of me?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read σεαυτοῦ (“yourself”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἑαυτοῦ (“himself”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτῷ ὁ (“to him the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of ἀπὸ: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: Ἀφ᾽.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place εἶπόν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἀπεκρίθη. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπεκρίθη; Robinson–Pierpont add αὐτῷ ὁ.
  • SBLGNT: Ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ.
  • SBLGNT: εἶπόν σοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἶπόν σοι; Robinson–Pierpont read σοι εἶπόν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· Ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ σὺ τοῦτο λέγεις ἢ ἄλλοι εἶπόν σοι περὶ ἐμοῦ;
RP2018
Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ σὺ τοῦτο λέγεις, ἢ ἄλλοι σοι εἶπον περὶ ἐμοῦ;
TR-Boyd
Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ σὺ τοῦτο λέγεις, ἢ ἄλλοι σοι εἶπον περὶ ἐμοῦ;
SCR1894
απεκριθη αυτω ο ιησους αφ εαυτου συ τουτο λεγεις η αλλοι σοι ειπον περι εμου

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