Jesus before the Sanhedrin
Luke 22:71
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
- KJV
- And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
- WEB
- They said, “Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!”
- ASV
- And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.
- LSV
- and they said, “What need do we have yet of testimony? For we ourselves heard [it] from His mouth.”
- YLT
- and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear [it] from his mouth.'
- DBY
- And they said, What need have we any more of witness, for we have heard ourselves out of his mouth?
- DRC
- And they said: What need we any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.
- GNV
- Then sayd they, What neede we any further witnes? for we our selues haue heard it of his owne mouth.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἔχομεν elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μαρτυρίας elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας χρείαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας χρείαν; Robinson–Pierpont read χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Τί ἔτι ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας χρείαν; αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἠκούσαμεν ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ.
- RP2018
- Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας; Αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἠκούσαμεν ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ.
- TR-Boyd
- Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας; Αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἠκούσαμεν ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ.
- SCR1894
- οι δε ειπον τι ετι χρειαν εχομεν μαρτυριας αυτοι γαρ ηκουσαμεν απο του στοματος αυτου
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- Matthew 26:65–66At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
- Mark 14:63–64At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
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