John 18:7

Simplified Cowboy Version

He asked them again, "Who are you looking for?""Jesus of Nazareth," they said again.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he asked them again, “Who is it that you’re seeking?”

King James Version (1611)
Then asked hee them againe, Whom seeke ye? And they said, Iesus of Nazareth.

King James Version
Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

English Standard Version
So he asked them again, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

New American Standard Bible
He then asked them again, "Whom are you seeking?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

New Century Version
Jesus asked them again, "Who is it you are looking for?" They said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

Amplified Bible
Again He asked them, "Whom do you want?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore He again asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore He again asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

Berean Standard Bible
So He asked them again, "Whom are you seeking?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they answered.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus again asked, "Who are you looking for?" "We are looking for Jesus from Nazareth," they answered.

Complete Jewish Bible
So he inquired of them once more, "Whom do you want?" and they said, "Yeshua from Natzeret."

Darby Translation
He demanded of them therefore again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus the Nazaraean.

Easy-to-Read Version
He asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" They said, "Jesus from Nazareth."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he asked them againe, Whome seeke yee? And they sayd, Iesus of Nazareth.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus again asked them, Whom do you want? They said, Jesus the Nazarene.

Good News Translation
Again Jesus asked them, "Who is it you are looking for?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they said.

Lexham English Bible
Then he asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

Literal Translation
Then again He asked, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

American Standard Version
Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

Bible in Basic English
So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

Hebrew Names Version
Again therefore he asked them, "Who are you looking for?" They said, "Yeshua of Natzeret."

International Standard Version
So he asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" They said, "Jesus from Nazareth."Jesus the Nazarene; the Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (see Isaiah 11:1), and the name">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And Jeshu again asked them, Whom seek you ? Then they said, Jeshu Natsroia.

Murdock Translation
And again Jesus asked them: Whom seek ye? And they said: Jesus the Nazarean.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then asked he them agayne, whom seke ye? They said: Iesus of Nazareth.

English Revised Version
Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

World English Bible
Again therefore he asked them, "Who are you looking for?" They said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He asked them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

Weymouth's New Testament
Again therefore He asked them, "Who are you looking for?" "For Jesus the Nazarene," they said.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And eft he axide hem, Whom seken ye? And thei seiden, Jhesu of Nazareth.

Update Bible Version
Again therefore he asked them, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he asked them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

New English Translation
Then Jesus asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

New King James Version
Then He asked them again, "Whom are you seeking?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

New Living Translation
Once more he asked them, "Who are you looking for?" And again they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene."

New Life Bible
He asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" They said again, "Jesus of Nazareth."

New Revised Standard
Again he asked them, "Whom are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Again, therefore, he questioned them - Whom, seek ye? And, they, said - Jesus, the Nazarene.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Again therefore he asked them: Whom seek ye? And they said: Jesus of Nazareth.

Revised Standard Version
Again he asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he axed the agayne: whome seke ye? They sayde:Iesus of Nazareth.

Young's Literal Translation
Again, therefore, he questioned them, `Whom do ye seek?' and they said, `Jesus the Nazarene;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then axed he the agayne: Whom seke ye? They sayde: Iesus of Nazareth.

Mace New Testament (1729)
then he asked them again, who do you look for? and they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

THE MESSAGE
Jesus asked again, "Who are you after?" They answered, "Jesus the Nazarene."

Contextual Overview

¹ After praying, Jesus rode across Kidron Draw with his cowboys and entered an olive grove. ²Now the double-crosser, Judas, knew the place well. Jesus had taken his cowboys there often. ³Judas led the way to the olive grove. He brought with him some church mercenaries and church leaders. There were even a few Pharisees who tagged along. A long line of torches, swords, and lanterns made their way through the trees. ⁴Jesus, knowing what was about to happen, walked out to meet them. He said, "Who are y'all looking for?" ⁵"Jesus of Nazareth," one of the mercenaries said. ⁶Jesus looked at the traitor Judas and said, "I AM he." They all drew back and fell down at the power of his words. ⁷He asked them again, "Who are you looking for?""Jesus of Nazareth," they said again. ⁸Jesus said, "I already told you that I AM he. I've asked you twice who you are looking for. You are looking for one man. Let the rest of these cowboys go." ⁹This happened because Jesus had said, "I will not lose a single one you have given me." ¹⁰Then Pete swung into action. He drew his sword and cut off the ear of Malchus, the head preacher's slave.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Genesis 37:15 - What Matthew 2:23 - Nazareth Luke 4:30 - General John 1:38 - What John 1:45 - Jesus John 20:15 - whom

Cross-References

Matthew 22:4
"Then he sent some more cowboys to the neighbors he had invited with the message, 'I've butchered my best steer and the fattest hogs. Y'all be sure and put your cowboy hats on. That's the only thing I ask. Come get the best food in the world and help me celebrate my son's wedding.'

Luke 15:23
Butcher the grain-fed steer and get ready for a party.

Luke 15:27
'Your brother has returned,' he said, 'and your dad has butchered the grain-fed steer and we are all celebrating his return.'

Luke 15:30
But let this whelp disrespect you, take all your money and spend it on whores, and you celebrate his return by killing and eating the grain-fed calf—that I've been feeding!'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then asked he them again, whom seek ye?.... This supposes them to be risen up again and on their feet; no hurt being done to them; for Christ always did good, and not hurt, to the bodies of men; he never disabled any, or took away life, or limb: he only did this to show his power, and not to do them any real damage; and the same divine person that struck them down, suffered them to rise, and gave them power and strength to get up; which showed his great clemency and goodness: but they, on the contrary, persisted in their wicked intentions, and were still seeking after him; a plain proof of that judicial hardness of heart, under which they were; and that even miracles wrought will not bring hardened sinners to repentance without powerful and efficacious grace. When Christ, as fearless of them, and to show that this action he had no design to make his escape them, though he could easily have done it, and that he was willing to be apprehended by them, puts the question a second time, and asks them who they were seeking for. Something like this Josephus b reports concerning Elisha the prophet, though not repeated as here, nor attended with the like effect: he relates that Elisha having requested of God that he would smite his enemies with blindness, and that being granted he went into the midst of them, and asked them, τινα επιζητουντες ηλθον, "whom do ye come to seek?" they say Elisha the prophet: he promised them to deliver him to them, if they would follow him into the city, where he was; and so they being blinded by God, both in their sight and in their mind, followed the prophet.

They said Jesus of Nazareth; having recovered their spirits, and being hardened in desperate malice and wickedness, impudently make this reply to him; nor would they, notwithstanding this instance of his power, own him to be the Messiah; but still contemptuously style him Jesus of Nazareth.

b Antiqu. l. 9. c. 4. sect. 3.