Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The ruler said unto him, "Sir, come away or ever that my child die."

New American Standard Bible

The royal official *said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”

King James Version

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

Holman Bible

“Sir,” the official said to Him, “come down before my boy dies!”

International Standard Version

The official told him, "Sir, please come down before my little boy dies."

A Conservative Version

The nobleman says to him, Sir, come down before my child dies.

American Standard Version

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

Amplified

The royal official pleaded with Him, “Sir, do come down [at once] before my child dies!”

An Understandable Version

The government official replied, "Sir, [please] come down [to Capernaum] before my child dies."

Anderson New Testament

The courtier said to him: Sir, come down before my child die.

Bible in Basic English

The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.

Common New Testament

The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."

Daniel Mace New Testament

the nobleman said to him, sir, pray come down before my child be dead.

Darby Translation

The courtier says to him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

Godbey New Testament

The nobleman says to Him, Lord, come down before my little child dies.

Goodspeed New Testament

The official said to him, "Come down, sir, before my child is dead!"

John Wesley New Testament

The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down, ere my child die.

Julia Smith Translation

The royal one says to Him, Lord, go down before my child dies.

King James 2000

The official said unto him, Sir, come down lest my child die.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The royal official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies!"

Modern King James verseion

The nobleman said to Him, Sir, come down before my child dies.

Moffatt New Testament

The official said, "Come down, sir, before my boy is dead."

Montgomery New Testament

"Sir," said the king's officer, "come down before my little boy dies."

NET Bible

"Sir," the official said to him, "come down before my child dies."

New Heart English Bible

The nobleman said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."

Noyes New Testament

The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down before my child die.

Sawyer New Testament

The nobleman said to him, Lord, come down before my child dies.

The Emphasized Bible

The courtier saith unto him - Sir! come down, ere my child die!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The courtier said to him, Sir, come down before my child is dead.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Sir," said the officer, "come down before my child dies." And Jesus answered: "Go, your son is living."

Webster

The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child dieth.

Weymouth New Testament

"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."

Williams New Testament

The king's officer pleaded with Him, "Sir, come down at once before my child is dead!"

World English Bible

The nobleman said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."

Worrell New Testament

The nobleman says to Him, "Sir, Come down, before my child die!"

Worsley New Testament

The nobleman saith unto Him, Lord, come down before my child die.

Youngs Literal Translation

The courtier saith unto him, 'Sir, come down before my child die;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βασιλικός 
Basilikos 
Usage: 5

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

him

Usage: 0

Sir
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

καταβαίνω 
Katabaino 
Usage: 63

ere
πρίν 
Prin 
Usage: 7

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

παιδίον 
Paidion 
Usage: 35

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

A Royal Official's Son Is Healed

48 Then said Jesus unto him, "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye cannot believe." 49 The ruler said unto him, "Sir, come away or ever that my child die." 50 Jesus said unto him, "Go thy way, thy son liveth." And the man believed the words that Jesus had spoken unto him, and went his way.

Cross References

Psalm 40:17

As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.

Psalm 88:10-12

Dost thou show wonders among the dead? Can the Physicians raise them up again, that they may praise thee? Selah.

Mark 5:23

and besought him greatly saying, "My daughter lieth at point of death, I would thou wouldst come and lay thy hand on her, that she might be safe and live."

Mark 5:35-36

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, certain which said, "Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further?"

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