John 7:12 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 there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning him. For certain ones were saying, “He is good.” But others were saying, “No, for he seduces the crowds.”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
There was much murmuring amongst the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes, some indeed said, “He is good”; and others said, “No, but He leads the multitude astray”;
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 there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is [a] good [man]; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And much murmuring was there of him among the people. Some said, He is a good man: other sayd, Nay: but he deceiueth the people.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
There was much discussion among the crowds about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “No, he leads the crowds astray.”
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 moche murmurynge was ther of him amonge the people. Some sayde: He is good. Wother sayde naye but he deceaveth the people.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said — 'He is good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;'
FBV Free Bible Version
Many people in the crowds were complaining about him. Some said, “He's a good man,” while others argued, “No! He deceives people.”
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 there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y había grande murmullo acerca de él entre la gente. Porque los unos decían: Bueno es. Y los otros: No, antes engaña á las gentes.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y había grande murmullo de él entre la gente: porque unos decían: Bueno es; y otros decían: No, antes engaña á las gentes.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Entre la gente había muchos rumores acerca de él. Unos decían: «Él es un buen hombre». Otros afirmaban: «No es bueno porque engaña a la gente».
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Había mucha murmuración entre la gente con respecto a Él, pues unos decían: Es bueno. Otros decían: No, más bien engaña a la gente.
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)
Muchas personas entre la multitud se quejaban de él. Algunos decían: “Él es un buen hombre”, mientras que otros discutían: “¡No, Él engaña a la gente!”
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)
Había mucha discusión acerca de él entre la gente. Algunos decían: Es bueno. Otros decían: No, engaña a la gente.
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 γογγυσμὸς πολὺς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις. οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν· ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και γογγυσμος πολυς περι αυτου ην εν τοις οχλοις. οι μεν ελεγον οτι αγαθος εστιν· αλλοι ελεγον, ου, αλλα πλανα τον οχλον.
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 γογγυσμὸς πολὺς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις· οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἀγαθός ἐστιν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, Οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και γογγυσμοσ πολυσ περι αυτου ην εν τοισ οχλοισ οι μεν ελεγον οτι αγαθοσ εστιν αλλοι ελεγον ου αλλα πλανα τον οχλον
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ γογγυσμὸς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις· οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἀγαθός ἐστιν, ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον Οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ γογγυσμὸς ⸂περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις· οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἀγαθός ἐστιν, ἄλλοι ⸀δὲ ἔλεγον· Οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.
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 murmur multum erat in turba de eo. Quidam enim dicebant: Quia bonus est. Alii autem dicebant: Non, sed seducit turbas.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ ро́потъ мно́гъ бѣ̀ ѡ҆ не́мъ въ наро́дѣхъ: ѻ҆́вїи глаго́лахꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ бл҃гъ є҆́сть: и҆ні́и же глаго́лахꙋ: нѝ, но льсти́тъ наро́ды.
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 много толков было о Нем в народе: одни говорили, что Он добр; а другие говорили: нет, но обольщает народ.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ήτο πολύς γογγυσμός περί αυτού μεταξύ των όχλων. Άλλοι μεν έλεγον ότι είναι καλός· άλλοι δε έλεγον, Ουχί, αλλά πλανά τον όχλον.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И беху за Њ многе распре у народу: једни говораху да је добар, а други: Није, него вара народ.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I behu za Nj mnoge raspre u narodu: jedni govorahu da je dobar, a drugi: Nije, nego vara narod.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْجُمُوعِ مُنَاجَاةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِنْ نَحْوِهِ. بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «إِنَّهُ صَالِحٌ». وَآخَرُونَ يَقُولُونَ: «لَا، بَلْ يُضِلُّ ٱلشَّعْبَ».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC