John 1:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

New Living Translation
God sent a man, John the Baptist,

English Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Berean Study Bible
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.

New American Standard Bible
A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John.

NASB 1995
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

NASB 1977
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Amplified Bible
There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was John.

Christian Standard Bible
There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There was a man named John who was sent from God.

Contemporary English Version
God sent a man named John,

Good News Translation
God sent his messenger, a man named John,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God sent a man named John to be his messenger.

International Standard Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

NET Bible
A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

King James 2000 Bible
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

New Heart English Bible
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

World English Bible
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

American King James Version
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

American Standard Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

A Faithful Version
There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

Darby Bible Translation
There was a man sent from God, his name John.

English Revised Version
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Webster's Bible Translation
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
There was sent from God a man, whose name was Ihon.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
There was a man sent from God whose name was Iohn.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name [is] John,

Berean Literal Bible
There came a man having been sent from God. His name was John.

Young's Literal Translation
There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name is John,

Smith's Literal Translation
A man was sent from God, the name to him John.

Literal Emphasis Translation
There was a man having been sent from God, his name John.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Catholic Public Domain Version
There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
There was a man sent from God; his name was Yohannan.

Lamsa Bible
There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Godbey New Testament
There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John;

Haweis New Testament
A man was sent from God, whose name was John.

Mace New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Weymouth New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Worrell New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Worsley New Testament
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John:
















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