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John 12:34

34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Lawu that the Messiah will remain forever,v so how can you say, The Son of Manw must be lifted up?x Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

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John 12:34 — English Standard Version (ESV)

34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

John 12:34 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

John 12:34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

34 The crowd responded, “We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?”

John 12:34 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

34 The people answered Him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

John 12:34 — New Century Version (NCV)

34 The crowd said, “We have heard from the law that the Christ will live forever. So why do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

John 12:34 — American Standard Version (ASV)

34 The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

John 12:34 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

34 The crowd answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abides for ever; and how sayest thou that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this, the Son of man?

John 12:34 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

34 The crowd responded to him, “We have heard from the Scriptures that the Messiah will remain here forever. So how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up from the earth’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” 

John 12:34 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

34 Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

John 12:34 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

34 The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

John 12:34 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

34 Then the crowd replied to him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever! And how do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

John 12:34 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

34 The crowd spoke up. “The Law tells us that the Christ will remain forever,” they said. “So how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

John 12:34 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”


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