John 4:31

Good News Translation

In the meantime the disciples were begging Jesus, "Teacher, have something to eat!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the meantime the disciples kept urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

King James Version (1611)
In the meane while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

King James Version
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

English Standard Version
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

New American Standard Bible
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something."

New Century Version
Meanwhile, his followers were begging him, "Teacher, eat something."

Amplified Bible
Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus [to have a meal], saying, "Rabbi (Teacher), eat."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

Legacy Standard Bible
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the disciples urged Him, "Rabbi, eat something."

Contemporary English Version
While this was happening, Jesus' disciples were saying to him, "Teacher, please eat something."

Complete Jewish Bible
Meanwhile, the talmidim were urging Yeshua, "Rabbi, eat something."

Darby Translation
But meanwhile the disciples asked him saying, Rabbi, eat.

Easy-to-Read Version
While the woman was in town, Jesus' followers were begging him, "Teacher, eat something!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
In the meane while, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

George Lamsa Translation
During the interval his disciples begged him, saying, Teacher, eat.

Lexham English Bible
In the meanwhile the disciples were asking him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something!"

Literal Translation
But in the meantime the disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, eat?

American Standard Version
In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

Bible in Basic English
While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.

Hebrew Names Version
In the meanwhile, the talmidim urged him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, "RabbiRabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher">[fn] , have something to eat."

Etheridge Translation
Between these things his disciples entreated of him, saying to him, Raban, eat.

Murdock Translation
In the mean time, his disciples entreated him, and said to him: Our Rabbi, eat.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the meane whyle his disciples prayed hym, saying: Maister, eate.

English Revised Version
In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

World English Bible
In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
In the mean time his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

Weymouth's New Testament
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the mene while hise disciplis preieden hym, and seiden, Maistir, ete.

Update Bible Version
In the meanwhile the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

Webster's Bible Translation
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

New English Translation
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something."

New King James Version
In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

New Living Translation
Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus, "Rabbi, eat something."

New Life Bible
During this time His followers were saying to Him, "Teacher, eat something."

New Revised Standard
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the meantime, the disciples were requesting him, saying - Rabbi! eat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the mean time, the disciples prayed him, saying: Rabbi, eat.

Revised Standard Version
Meanwhile the disciples besought him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And in ye meane while his disciples prayed him sayinge: Master eate.

Young's Literal Translation
And in the meanwhile his disciples were asking him, saying, `Rabbi, eat;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the meane whyle his disciples prayed him, and sayde: Master, eate.

Mace New Testament (1729)
In the mean while his disciples invited him, saying, pray master, eat.

THE MESSAGE
In the meantime, the disciples pressed him, "Rabbi, eat. Aren't you going to eat?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Meanwhile, the cowboys were telling Jesus, "Hey Boss, you need to eat something."

Contextual Overview

²⁷ At that moment Jesus' disciples returned, and they were greatly surprised to find him talking with a woman. But none of them said to her, "What do you want?" or asked him, "Why are you talking with her?" ²⁸ Then the woman left her water jar, went back to the town, and said to the people there, ²⁹ "Come and see the man who told me everything I have ever done. Could he be the Messiah?" ³⁰ So they left the town and went to Jesus. ³¹ In the meantime the disciples were begging Jesus, "Teacher, have something to eat!" ³² But he answered, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about." ³³ So the disciples started asking among themselves, "Could somebody have brought him food?" ³⁴ "My food," Jesus said to them, "is to obey the will of the one who sent me and to finish the work he gave me to do. ³⁵ You have a saying, ‘Four more months and then the harvest.' But I tell you, take a good look at the fields; the crops are now ripe and ready to be harvested! ³⁶ The one who reaps the harvest is being paid and gathers the crops for eternal life; so the one who plants and the one who reaps will be glad together.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Master: Genesis 24:33, Acts 16:30-34

Reciprocal: Ezra 10:6 - he did eat Mark 3:20 - so that Mark 11:12 - he was Acts 10:13 - Rise

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In the mean while,.... Whilst the woman was gone into the city, and had acquainted the inhabitants, that such a wonderful person was at Jacob's well, and invited them to come and see him:

his disciples prayed him, saying, master, eat; for they perceived a disinclination in him to food; and they knew that he was weary with his journey, and that it was the time of day, and high time, that he had had some food; and therefore out of great respect to him, and in concern for his health and welfare, they entreated him that he would take some food: so far was Christ from indulging his sensual appetite; and so little reason had the Scribes and Pharisees to traduce him as a wine bibber and glutton.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Prayed him - Asked him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. Master, eat. — They knew that he was greatly spent both with hunger and fatigue.