Luke 9:19 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they answering said, `John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;`

And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

English Amplified

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.

English EASY 2024

They replied, ‘Some people say that you are John the Baptist. Other people say that you are Elijah. And some other people say that you are one of God's prophets from long ago. They think that this prophet has become alive again.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They answered, "Some people say you are John the Baptizer. Others say you are Elijah. And some people say you are one of the prophets from long ago that has come back to life."

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And they answered, "John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Some say that you are John the Baptist,” they answered. “Others say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, and still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back to life."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They answered, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back."

English KJV 1611

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They answered, “John the Baptist. But some say Elijah. And others say that one of the old prophets has risen.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They answered and said, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again."

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

They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They answered, “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist. Others say Elijah. Still others say that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

English NKJ 1982

So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

"Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They answered, "John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They answered, “Some are convinced you’re the prophet John who has returned. Others say you are Elijah, or perhaps one of the Jewish prophets brought back from the dead.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And they answered, “John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“John the Baptist,“ they told him, “or perhaps Elijah or one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.“

English Tyndale 1537

They answered and said: John baptist. Some say Helias. And some say, one of the old prophets is risen again.