John 1:32 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and he remained upon him.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And John offered testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down out of Heaven as a dove, and [that] One remained on Him;
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And John bore testimony, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
So Iohn bare recorde, saying, I behelde that Spirit come downe from heauen, like a doue, and it abode vpon him,
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it stayed upon him.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And Iohn bare recorde sayinge: I sawe the sprete descende from heven lyke vnto a dove and abyde apon him
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And John testified, saying — 'I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;
FBV Free Bible Version
John gave his evidence about him, saying, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and rest upon him.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y Juan dió testimonio, diciendo: Que ví el Espíritu que descendía del Cielo como paloma, y reposó sobre él.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y Juan dió testimonio, diciendo: Vi al Espíritu que descendía del cielo como paloma, y reposó sobre él.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Juan añadió: «Yo vi al Espíritu descender del cielo en forma de paloma y posarse sobre él.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Juan dio testimonio: Contemplé al Espíritu que descendió del cielo como paloma y se posó sobre Él.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Juan dio su testimonio acerca de él, diciendo: “Vi al Espíritu descender del cielo como una paloma y se posó sobre él.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Juan dio testimonio, diciendo: Vi al Espíritu descender del cielo como una paloma, y permaneció sobre él.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι τεθέαμαι τὸ Πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και εμαρτυρησεν ιωαννης λεγων οτι τεθεαμαι το πνευμα καταβαινον ως περιστεραν εξ ουρανου, και εμεινεν επ αυτον.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και εμαρτυρησεν ιωαννησ λεγων οτι τεθεαμαι το πνευμα καταβαινον ωσει περιστεραν εξ ουρανου και εμεινεν επ αυτον
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάνης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ Πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ’ αὐτόν.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ⸀ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπʼ αὐτόν·
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et testimonium perhibuit Joannes, dicens: Quia vidi Spiritum descendentem quasi columbam de cælo, et mansit super eum.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ свидѣ́тельствова і҆ѡа́ннъ, глаго́лѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ви́дѣхъ дх҃а сходѧ́ща ꙗ҆́кѡ го́лꙋбѧ съ небесѐ, и҆ пребы́сть на не́мъ:
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
И свидетельствовал Иоанн, говоря: я видел Духа, сходящего с неба, как голубя, и пребывающего на Нем.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και εμαρτύρησεν ο Ιωάννης, λέγων ότι Είδον το Πνεύμα καταβαίνον ως περιστεράν εξ ουρανού και έμεινεν επ' αυτόν.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И сведочи Јован говорећи: Видех Духа где силази с неба као голуб и стаде на Њему.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I svedoči Jovan govoreći: Videh Duha gde silazi s neba kao golub i stade na Njemu.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَشَهِدَ يُوحَنَّا قَائِلًا: «إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ٱلرُّوحَ نَازِلًا مِثْلَ حَمَامَةٍ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَٱسْتَقَرَّ عَلَيْهِ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC