John 21:12 — Compare Translations

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Jesus said to them, Come [and] have breakfast. But none of the disciples ventured or dared to ask Him, Who are You? because they [well] knew that it was the Lord.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Jesus said to them, Come [and] have breakfast. But none of the disciples ventured or dared to ask Him, Who are You? because they [well] knew that it was the Lord.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Jesus says to them, Come [and] dine. But none of the disciples dared inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

English EASY 2024

Jesus said to the disciples, ‘Come here and eat breakfast.’ None of them was brave enough to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew that it was the Lord.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jesus said to them, "Come and eat." None of the followers would ask him, "Who are you?" They knew he was the Lord.

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Jesus said to them, “Come and eat.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jesus told them, "Come, have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask him who he was. They knew he was the Lord.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Come and have breakfast," Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask Him, "Who are You?" because they knew it was the Lord.

English KJV 1611

Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

English LSB

Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to question Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples ventured to question Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was the Lord.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Jesus said to them, "Come, have breakfast." And none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they realized it was the Lord.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.

English NIV

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.

English NKJ 1982

Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord.

English NLT

"Now come and have some breakfast!" Jesus said. And no one dared ask him if he really was the Lord because they were sure of it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Come, let’s have some breakfast,” Jesus said to them. And not one of the disciples needed to ask who it was, because every one of them knew it was the Lord.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Now come and have some breakfast!“ Jesus said; and none of us dared ask him if he really was the Lord, for we were quite sure of it.

English Tyndale 1537

Jesus said unto them: come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him: what art thou? For they knew that it was the Lord.