John 3:21 — Compare Translations

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But he who practices truth [who does what is right] comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are--wrought with God [divinely prompted, done with God's help, in dependence upon Him].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But he who practices truth [who does what is right] comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are–wrought with God [divinely prompted, done with God's help, in dependence upon Him].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

but he that practises the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they have been wrought in God.

English EASY 2024

But anyone who does what is true will come to the light. The light will show clearly that he has been doing what is right. Everyone can see that he has been obeying God.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But anyone who follows the true way comes to the light. Then the light will show that whatever they have done was done through God.

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But those who do what is true come to the light in order that the light may show that what they did was in obedience to God.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But people who do what is true come to the light so that the things they do for God may be clearly seen.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God."

English KJV 1611

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

English LSB

But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been done by God.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be revealed that his deeds have been done in God.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."

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

But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But anyone who lives by the truth comes into the light. He does this so that it will be easy to see that what he has done is with God's help."

English NIV

But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."

English NKJ 1982

But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

English NLT

But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But those who love the truth will come into the Light, for the Light will reveal that it was God who produced their fruitful works.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But he who does what is true comes to the light, that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But those doing right come gladly to the Light to let everyone see that they are doing what God wants them to.“

English Tyndale 1537

But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds might be known, how that they are wrought(done) in God.