Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like that!"
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
Holman Bible
The police answered, “No man ever spoke like this!”
A Conservative Version
The subordinates answered, A man never so spoke like this man.
American Standard Version
The officers answered, Never man so spake.
Amplified
The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”
An Understandable Version
The guards answered, "No one has ever spoken like this man."
Anderson New Testament
The attendants answered: Never did man speak like this man.
Bible in Basic English
The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
Common New Testament
The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!"
Daniel Mace New Testament
the officers answered, never did man speak like this man.
Darby Translation
The officers answered, Never man spoke thus, as this man speaks.
Godbey New Testament
The officers responded, Never did a man so speak, as this man speaks.
Goodspeed New Testament
The attendants answered, "No man ever talked as he does!"
John Wesley New Testament
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
Julia Smith Translation
And the servants answered, Never spake man as this man.
King James 2000
The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The officers replied, "Never has a man spoken like this!"
Modern King James verseion
The officers answered, Never did any man speak as does this Man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The servants answered, "Never man spake as this man doeth."
Moffatt New Testament
The attendants replied, "No man ever spoke as he does."
Montgomery New Testament
The officers answered, "Never yet did a man speak like this man."
NET Bible
The officers replied, "No one ever spoke like this man!"
New Heart English Bible
The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man."
Noyes New Testament
The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.
Sawyer New Testament
The officers answered, A man never spoke thus.
The Emphasized Bible
The officers answered - Never, man spake thus!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The officers answered, Never did man before speak in such a manner as this man.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"No man ever spoke as he speaks!" they answered.
Webster
The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.
Weymouth New Testament
"No mere man has ever spoken as this man speaks," said the officers.
Williams New Testament
The officers answered, "No man ever talked as He does!"
World English Bible
The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!"
Worrell New Testament
The officers answered, "Never did man speak thus!"
Worsley New Testament
Never man spake like this man.
Youngs Literal Translation
The officers answered, 'Never so spake man -- as this man.'
Themes
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Incomparable
Jesus The Prophet » Mighty in deed and word
Glory of Christ » In his words
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Mighty in deed and word
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles
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Devotionals containing John 7:46
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:46
Images John 7:46
Prayers for John 7:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Debate Over Jesus' Claims
45 Then the officers returned to the high priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why didn't you bring him?" 46 The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like that!" 47 Then the Pharisees replied to them, "You haven't been deceived, too, have you?
Cross References
Matthew 7:28-29
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, the crowds were utterly amazed at his teaching,
Luke 4:22
All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"
John 7:26
And look, he is speaking in public, and they are not saying anything to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Messiah?