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Is Jesus the Christ?

John 7:25

In 9 translations

BSB
Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
KJV
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
WEB
Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill?
ASV
Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
LSV
Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, “Is this not He whom they are seeking to kill?
YLT
Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, 'Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?
DBY
Some therefore of those of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
DRC
Some therefore of Jerusalem said: Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
GNV
Then saide some of them of Hierusalem, Is not this he, whom they goe about to kill?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν: Tyndale House: Ἱεροσολυμειτῶν; Westcott–Hort: Ἰεροσολυμειτῶν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἔλεγον οὖν τινες ἐκ τῶν Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν· Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὃν ζητοῦσιν ἀποκτεῖναι;
RP2018
Ἔλεγον οὖν τινες ἐκ τῶν Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν, Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὃν ζητοῦσιν ἀποκτεῖναι;
TR-Boyd
Ἔλεγον οὖν τινες ἐκ τῶν Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν, Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὃν ζητοῦσιν ἀποκτεῖναι;
SCR1894
ελεγον ουν τινες εκ των ιεροσολυμιτων ουχ ουτος εστιν ον ζητουσιν αποκτειναι

Who and where

📍 Jerusalem◆ Feast of Tabernacles

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 7:10–11But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret. So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

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