Parallel Verses

John Wesley New Testament

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

New American Standard Bible

But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

King James Version

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Holman Bible

But John tried to stop Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?”

International Standard Version

But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

A Conservative Version

But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come to me?

American Standard Version

But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Amplified

But John tried to prevent Him [vigorously protesting], saying, “It is I who need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

An Understandable Version

But John tried to discourage Him [from being immersed], saying, "I should be immersed by you, and you are coming to me [for immersion]?"

Anderson New Testament

But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me?

Bible in Basic English

But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

Common New Testament

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

but John opposed him, I have need, said he, to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

Darby Translation

but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?

Godbey New Testament

And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?

Goodspeed New Testament

But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

Julia Smith Translation

And John hindered him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me?

King James 2000

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and come you to me?

Lexham Expanded Bible

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

Modern King James verseion

But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But John forbad him, saying, "I ought to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me?"

Moffatt New Testament

John tried to prevent him; "I need to get baptized by you," he said, "and you come to me!"

Montgomery New Testament

But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

NET Bible

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"

New Heart English Bible

But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

Noyes New Testament

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

Sawyer New Testament

But, he refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

The Emphasized Bible

But, he, would have hindered him, saying - I, have, need, by thee, to be immersed, - and dost, thou, come unto me?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Twentieth Century New Testament

But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?"

Webster

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

Weymouth New Testament

John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

Williams New Testament

But John tried to prevent Him, by saying, "I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me!"

World English Bible

But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

Worrell New Testament

but he was hindering Him, saying, "I have need to be immersed by Thee; and dost Thou come to me?"

Worsley New Testament

I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

Youngs Literal Translation

but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

διακωλύω 
Diakoluo 
Usage: 1

him

Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

χρεία 
Chreia 
Usage: 36

to be baptized
βαπτίζω 
Baptizo 
Usage: 65

of
ὑπό 
Hupo 
of, by, under, with, in, not tr,
Usage: 188

σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

thou
σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

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

References

Fausets

Context Readings

The Baptism Of Jesus

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.


Cross References

Luke 1:43

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

John 1:16

And out of his fulness have we all received, even grace upon grace. For the law was given by Moses,

John 3:3-7

Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 13:6-8

Then cometh he to Simon Peter, who saith to him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

Acts 1:5-8

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned, and are fallen short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:25

Whom God hath set forth as a propitiation, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness by the remission of past sins, through the forbearance of God: For a demonstration,

Galatians 3:22

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

Galatians 3:27-29

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.

Galatians 4:6

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying Abba, Father.

Ephesians 2:3-5

in the desires of the flesh, doing the will of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the others.

Revelation 7:9-17

After this I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands.

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