Luke 22:71
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then they said, "Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips."

New Living Translation
“Why do we need other witnesses?” they said. “We ourselves heard him say it.”

English Standard Version
Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

Berean Study Bible
“Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”

New American Standard Bible
And then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”

NASB 1995
Then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."

NASB 1977
And they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

Amplified Bible
Then they asked, “What further need of testimony do we have? For we ourselves have heard it from His own mouth.”

Christian Standard Bible
“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from his mouth? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why do we need any more testimony," they said, "since we've heard it ourselves from His mouth?"

Contemporary English Version
They replied, "Why do we need more witnesses? He said it himself!"

Good News Translation
And they said, "We don't need any witnesses! We ourselves have heard what he said!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then they said, "Why do we need any more testimony? We've heard him say it ourselves."

International Standard Version
"Why do we need any more testimony?" they asked. "We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"

NET Bible
Then they said, "Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

New King James Version
And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

King James 2000 Bible
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

New Heart English Bible
They said, "Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth."

World English Bible
They said, "Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!"

American King James Version
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

American Standard Version
And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

A Faithful Version
Then they said, "What need do we have of any other witness? For we ourselves have heard from His own mouth."

Darby Bible Translation
And they said, What need have we any more of witness, for we have heard ourselves out of his mouth?

English Revised Version
And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, What need have we of any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then sayd they, What neede we any further witnes? for we our selues haue heard it of his owne mouth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And they sayd? What neede we any further witnesse? For we our selues haue hearde of his owne mouth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
They sayde: What nede we anye farther wytnesse? We oure selues haue herde it of his awne mouth.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then sayde they: what nede we eny further witnes? We oure selves have herde of his awne mouthe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they said, “What need do we have yet of testimony? For we ourselves heard [it] from His mouth.”

Berean Literal Bible
And they said, "What need do we have of any more witness? For we ourselves have heard it from His mouth."

Young's Literal Translation
and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they said, Why have we yet need of testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his month.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And they said, What need have we of any more witness? For we ourselves have heard it from His mouth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said: What need we any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they said: “Why do we still require testimony? For we have heard it ourselves, from his own mouth.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying, “Why do we need witnesses again, for we hear from his own mouth?”

Lamsa Bible
And they said, Why then do we need witnesses? for we have heard it from his own mouth.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
They replied: What further need have we of testimony? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Godbey New Testament
And they said, Why have we yet need of testimony? for we heard from His own mouth.

Haweis New Testament
Then they said, What further need have we of witness? for we have heard it from his own mouth.

Mace New Testament
upon this they cry'd, what occasion have we for further evidence? for we ourselves have heard enough from his own mouth.

Weymouth New Testament
"What need have we of further evidence?" they said; "for we ourselves have heard it from his own lips."

Worrell New Testament
And they said, "Why do we still have need of testimony? for we ourselves heard from His own mouth!"

Worsley New Testament
And He said unto them, I am. And they said, What need have we of any farther evidence? when we ourselves have it from his own mouth?
















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