John 1:37 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
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
LSV Literal Standard Version
and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
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 the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And the two disciples heard him speake, and followed Iesus.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
His two disciples heard him say this and they followed Jesus.
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 the two disciples hearde him speake and folowed Iesus.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
FBV Free Bible Version
When the two disciples heard what he said they went and followed Jesus.
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
Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y lo oyéron hablar dos de sus discípulos, y siguiéron á Jesús.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y oyéronle los dos discípulos hablar, y siguieron á Jesús.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Al oír esto, los dos discípulos siguieron a Jesús.
Read in context · Biblica® Open Nueva Biblia Viva™ Copyright © 2006, 2008 by Biblica, Inc. “Biblica” es una marca registrada en la oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos por Biblica, Inc. Usado con permiso. “Biblica” is a trademark registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spaonbv/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Sus dos discípulos oyeron [lo] que [Juan] dijo y siguieron a Jesús.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Cuando los dos discípulos escucharon lo que él dijo, fueron y siguieron a Jesús.
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)
Los dos discípulos lo oyeron decir esto, y siguieron a Jesús.
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 ἤκουσαν αὐτοῦ οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ λαλοῦντος, καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και ηκουσαν αυτου οι δυο μαθηται λαλουντος, και ηκολουθησαν τω ιησου.
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 ἤκουσαν αὐτοῦ οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ λαλοῦντος, καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και ηκουσαν αυτου οι δυο μαθηται λαλουντοσ και ηκολουθησαν τω ιησου
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ ἤκουσαν ⸂οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
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 audierunt eum duo discipuli loquentem, et secuti sunt Jesum.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ слы́шаста є҆го̀ ѻ҆́ба ᲂу҆ченика̑ глаго́лющаго, и҆ по і҆и҃сѣ и҆до́ста.
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)
Услышав от него сии слова, оба ученика пошли за Иисусом.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ήκουσαν αυτόν οι δύο μαθηταί λαλούντα και ηκολούθησαν τον Ιησούν.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И чуше га оба ученика кад говораше, и отидоше за Исусом.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I čuše ga oba učenika kad govoraše, i otidoše za Isusom.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَسَمِعَهُ ٱلتِّلْمِيذَانِ يَتَكَلَّمُ، فَتَبِعَا يَسُوعَ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC