John 19:3 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and said, `Hail! the king of the Jews;` and they were giving him slaps.
English ASV
and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.
English Amplified
And they kept coming to Him and saying, Hail, King of the Jews! [Good health to you! Peace to you! Long life to you, King of the Jews!] And they struck Him with the palms of their hands. [Isa. 53:3, 5, 7.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And they kept coming to Him and saying, Hail, King of the Jews! [Good health to you! Peace to you! Long life to you, King of the Jews!] And they struck Him with the palms of their hands. [Isa. 53:3, 5, 7.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping his face.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
and came to him and said, Hail, king of the Jews! and gave him blows on the face.
English EASY 2024
They came to him many times and they were saying to him, ‘Hello, king of the Jews, you are great!’ At the same time they hit his face with their hands.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
They kept coming up to him and saying, "Hail to the king of the Jews!" And they hit him in the face.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
and came to him and said, “Long live the King of the Jews!” And they went up and slapped him.
English God's Word - GW 1995
They went up to him, said, "Long live the king of the Jews!" and slapped his face.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and were slapping His face.
English KJV 1611
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
English LSB
and they were coming to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were giving Him slaps in the face.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
They said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they hit Him with their hands.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
and they began to come up to Him and say, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and to give Him slaps in the face.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
and they came to him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they struck him repeatedly.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
They came up to him again and again and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
They went up to him again and again. They kept saying, "We honor you, king of the Jews!" And they hit him in the face.
English NIV
and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him in the face.
English NKJ 1982
Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands.
English NLT
"Hail! King of the Jews!" they mocked, and they hit him with their fists.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
They kept coming up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and striking him on the face.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Then, one by one, they came in front of him to mock him by saying, “Hail, to the king of the Jews!” And one after the other, they repeatedly punched him in the face.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
they came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“Hail, 'King of the Jews!' “ they mocked, and struck him with their fists.
English Tyndale 1537
and said: hail King of the Jews. And they smote him on the face.