John 4:31

New King James Version

In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, 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.

Good News Translation
In the meantime the disciples were begging Jesus, "Teacher, have something to 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 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 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, "What do You seek?" or, "Why are You talking with her?" ²⁸ The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, ²⁹ "Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?" ³⁰ Then they went out of the city and came to Him. ³¹ In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." ³² But He said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." ³³ Therefore the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?" ³⁴ Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. ³⁵ Do you not say, "There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! ³⁶ And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice 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.