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Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

John 19:35

In 9 translations

BSB
The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
KJV
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
WEB
He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.
ASV
And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.
LSV
and he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true, and that one has known that he speaks true things, that you also may believe.
YLT
and he who hath seen hath testified, and his testimony is true, and that one hath known that true things he speaketh, that ye also may believe.
DBY
And he who saw it bears witness, and his witness is true, and he knows that he says true that ye also may believe.
DRC
And he that saw it, hath given testimony, and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true; that you also may believe.
GNV
And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might beleeue it.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read πιστεύσητε (“may believe”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πιστεύητε (“you may believe”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Word order: Byzantine text place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place καὶ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of ἐκεῖνος: Textus Receptus: κα᾽κεῖνος.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include καὶ (“also”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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

  • SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῦ ἐστιν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐστιν αὐτοῦ.
  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: πιστεύητε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read πιστεύητε; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read πιστεύσητε.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὁ ἑωρακὼς μεμαρτύρηκεν, καὶ ἀληθινὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία, καὶ ἐκεῖνος οἶδεν ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει, ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς πιστεύητε.
RP2018
Καὶ ὁ ἑωρακὼς μεμαρτύρηκεν, καὶ ἀληθινή ἐστιν αὐτοῦ ἡ μαρτυρία, κἀκεῖνος οἶδεν ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει, ἵνα ὑμεῖς πιστεύσητε.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ὁ ἑωρακὼς μεμαρτύρηκε, καὶ ἀληθινὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία, κἀκεῖνος οἶδεν ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει, ἵνα ὑμεῖς πιστεύσητε.
SCR1894
και ο εωρακως μεμαρτυρηκεν και αληθινη αυτου εστιν η μαρτυρια κακεινος οιδεν οτι αληθη λεγει ινα υμεις πιστευσητε

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◆ Holy Week◆ Crucifixion and Burial

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  • The crucifixion and burial of Jesus Soldiers crucify Jesus at Golgotha; in Mark, he is mocked, darkness falls, he cries out with the opening of Psalm 22 and dies, and the templ…

Cross-references most cited first

  • John 21:24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
  • Hebrews 2:3–4how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles,…
  • 1 John 1:1–3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. And this is the life that was revealed; we…
  • John 15:27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
  • 1 Peter 5:1As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
  • 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.
  • Acts 10:39We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
  • Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  • John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
  • John 19:26When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
  • John 14:29And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.
  • John 17:20–21I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so…
  • 1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
  • John 11:15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

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