YHN 1:29 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The next day Yohan saw Yeshua coming towards him, and said, “Hey! Here’s the sacrificial lamb of God who’s come to take away the sin of the world.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT The next day he sees Jesus coming to him and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, the one taking away the sin of the world!

UST The day after that happened, John saw Jesus coming toward him. Then he said to the people, “Look! He is the Lamb of God! He will sacrifice himself to forgive the sins of the people in this world.

BSB The next day [John] saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

BLB On the next day, he sees Jesus coming to him and says, "Behold the Lamb of God, the One taking away the sin of the world.

AICNT The next day {he}[fn] sees Jesus coming [toward him] and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

1:29, he: Some manuscripts read “John.” Latin (b e ff² ) TR

OEB The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, ‘Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

LSB On the next day, he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

WEBBE The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold,[fn] the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

1:29 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

WMBB The next day, he saw Yeshua coming to him, and said, “Behold,[fn] the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

1:29 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

NET On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

LSV On the next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

FBV The next day John saw Jesus approaching him, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

TCNT On the next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

T4T The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people, “Look! Here is the man whom God has appointed to be a sacrifice [MET], like the lambs that the people of Israel sacrificed! By sacrificing himself he will make it possible for everyone in the world to be no longer guilty for having sinned.

LEB On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

BBE The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Moff Next day he observed Jesus coming towards him and exclaimed, "Look, there is the lamb of God, who is to remove the sin of the world!

Wymth The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and exclaimed, "Look, that is the Lamb of God who is to take away the sin of the world!

ASV On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

DRA The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world.

YLT on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

Drby On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of [fn]God, who takes away the sin of the world.

1.29 Elohim

RV On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!
(On the morrow he seeth/sees Jesus coming unto him, and saith/says, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh/takes away the sin of the world! )

SLT In the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, be taking away the sin of the world.

Wbstr The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.

KJB-1769 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
(¶ The next day John seeth/sees Jesus coming unto him, and saith/says, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh/takes away the sin of the world. )

KJB-1611 ¶ The next day, Iohn seeth Iesus comming vnto him, and saith, Behold the Lambe of God, which [fn]taketh away the sinne of the world.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:29 Or, beareth.

Bshps The next day, Iohn seeth Iesus comming vnto hym, and saith, beholde the lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the worlde.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Gnva The next day Iohn, seeth Iesus comming vnto him, and saith, Beholde that Lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the world.
(The next day Yohn, seeth/sees Yesus/Yeshua coming unto him, and saith/says, Behold that Lamb of God, which taketh/takes away the sin of the world. )

Cvdl The nexte daye after, Ihon sawe Iesus commynge vnto him, and sayde: Beholde the labe of God, which taketh awaye the synne of the worlde.
(The next day after, Yohn saw Yesus/Yeshua coming unto him, and said: Behold the lamb of God, which taketh/takes away the sin of the world.)

TNT The nexte daye Iohn sawe Iesus commyge vnto him and sayde: beholde the lambe of God which taketh awaye the synne of the worlde.
(The next day Yohn saw Yesus/Yeshua coming unto him and said: behold the lamb of God which taketh/takes away the sin of the world. )

Wycl Anothir day Joon say Jhesu comynge to hym, and he seide, Lo! the lomb of God; lo! he that doith awei the synnes of the world.
(Another day Yohn say Yhesu coming to him, and he said, Lo! the lamb of God; lo! he that doth/does away the sins of the world.)

Luth Des andern Tages siehet Johannes JEsum zu ihm kommen und spricht: Siehe, das ist Gottes Lamm, welches der Welt Sünde trägt!
(Des change day see/look Yohannes Yesum to/for him coming and speaks/says: See/Look, the is God’s lamb, which the/of_the world sin(n) carries!)

ClVg Altera die vidit Joannes Jesum venientem ad se, et ait: Ecce agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccatum mundi.[fn]
(Altera day he_saw Yoannes Yesus coming to himself, and he_said: Behold lamb of_God, behold who/which takes_away sin world. )

1.29 Altera die vidit Joannes Jesum. Typice. Joannes, id est populus gratiæ, altera die, id est post legem, cognoscit agnum quo redimitur. Venientem ad se, et ait. Non solum gressibus corporis, sed etiam interioris suæ contemplationis accessibus, quia dignatus est a Joanne cognosci secundum divinitatem et humanitatem. Ecce agnus Dei, etc. Tria ministrat agnus possidentibus se, lac simplicis doctrinæ quo parvuli nutriuntur, lanam, id est incrementa virtutum, esum carnis suæ. Peccata mundi. Peccatum mundi dicitur originale peccatum quod est commune totius mundi quo tota humana natura simul et semel condita leges divinas per inobedientiam transgressa est in paradiso, quod originale, singulaque superaddita gratia relaxat.

1.29 Altera day he_saw Yoannes Yesus. Typice. Yoannes, that it_is the_people thanks, the_other day, that it_is after the_law, knows lamb where to_be_redeemedtur. They_will_comeem to himself, and he_said. Not/No only gressibus body, but also interioris his/her_own contemplation accessibus, because worthytus it_is from Yoanne cognosci after/second divinity and humanity. Behold lamb of_God, etc. Tria serves lamb get_itntibus himself, milk simplicis doctrines where little_ones nutriuntur, lanam, that it_is growth virtues, esum of_flesh his/her_own. Sins world. Peccatum world it_is_said originale sin that it_is common/community of_the_whole world where the_whole human nature/element at_the_same_time and once/first condita laws divinas through inobedience transgressa it_is in/into/on paradise, that originale, eachque superaddita grace relaxat.

UGNT τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει, ἴδε, ὁ Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου.
(taʸ epaurion blepei ton Yaʸsoun erⱪomenon pros auton, kai legei, ide, ho Amnos tou Theou, ho airōn taʸn hamartian tou kosmou.)

SBL-GNT Τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει· Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου.
(Taʸ epaurion blepei ton Yaʸsoun erⱪomenon pros auton, kai legei; Ide ho amnos tou theou ho airōn taʸn hamartian tou kosmou.)

RP-GNT Τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει, Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου.
(Taʸ epaurion blepei ton Yaʸsoun erⱪomenon pros auton, kai legei, Ide ho amnos tou theou, ho airōn taʸn hamartian tou kosmou.)

TC-GNT Τῇ ἐπαύριον [fn]βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ λέγει, Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου.
(Taʸ epaurion blepei ton Yaʸsoun erⱪomenon pros auton, kai legei, Ide ho amnos tou Theou, ho airōn taʸn hamartian tou kosmou. )

1:29 βλεπει ¦ βλεπει ο ιωαννης 𝔐^pt ANT PCK TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:29–34: John the Baptist saw Jesus and said that he was the Lamb of God

This section is the most important part of what John the Baptist said about Jesus. Here John identified Jesus as God’s sacrifice for sin. John declared that Jesus was the one on whom the Spirit came down, and that Jesus was the Son of God.

Here are other possible section headings:

John the Baptist saw Jesus and told people that he was the Lamb of God

John the Baptist told about who Jesus was

Jesus was the Lamb of God

1:29a

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,

¶ On the following/next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and he said,
¶ The day after this, John saw Jesus coming to him. John said to the people,

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him: Verse 1:29a introduces a significant point in the narrative. Try to emphasize this clause in some way. Here is another way to translate this phrase:

It was the day after this that John saw Jesus approaching him.

The next day: This phrase marks a new part of the story.

and said: John was speaking to the people in the crowd. In some languages it is more natural to include this information. For example:

Then John said to the people nearby

1:29b

“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

“Look^(plur), this/he is the Lamb from God! He is the one who removes the sin of all people.
“Pay^(plur) attention! This man is the Lamb that God has provided to take away the sins of the people of the whole world.

Look: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Look is a way of telling people to give attention to something. John was telling all of the people there to look at Jesus.

Here are some other ways that this word has been translated:

There is (GNT)

Here is (NRSV)

the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!: John introduced Jesus by declaring that he was the one who would take away (remove) the sin of the world. The pronoun who refers back to the phrase the Lamb of God, not to the word God. The Lamb takes away sin.

the Lamb of God: This phrase is a title for Jesus. It probably means “the Lamb provided by God.” Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

the Lamb from God

the Lamb whom God has given/provided

This is a metaphor with more than one level of meaning. For example, the ancient Hebrews sacrificed lambs. See Genesis 4:4, Leviticus 1:10, and Isaiah 53:7. And at Passover time, each Jewish family took a lamb, killed it, and ate it. They also put the lamb’s blood on their door frames (what is around the door when it is shut). See Exodus 12:1–14. And Jesus himself died at Passover time. But the Jews also spoke of a lamb that would come in the end times. He would come as a soldier to remove sin.See Carson, p. 149. He mentions 1 Enoch 90:9–12, Testament of Joseph 19:8, and Testament of Benjamin 3:8. See also Revelation 5:6, 12, 7:17, 21:22–23.

We cannot know exactly what John the Baptist meant by this metaphor, nor what the Apostle John meant when he wrote it. So it is best to translate it literally. If this is not natural in your language, you may want to translate the metaphor as a simile. For example:

This man is like a lamb from God. He removes the sin….

Lamb: A Lamb is a young sheep under a year old. Use the form that refers to a male lamb. If there are no sheep in your area, you may need to explain what they are. You should not use another animal instead of sheep because of the importance of sheep in the Bible.

who takes away the sin of the world: This clause means “he will remove the sin of all people.” See 1 John 3:5, where a similar expression appears. John the author understood that Jesus as the Lamb of God would remove the world’s sin. He removed the world’s sin by dying on the cross as a sacrifice for sin. Also see Isaiah 53:7, where God’s suffering servant is compared to a lamb.

But some scholars suggest that the speaker, John the Baptist, was thinking about something else. They say that he was thinking about a lamb who is a conquering soldier. He would conquer and destroy sin (see Revelation 17:14).See also Revelation 5:6, 12–13, where the ideas of a sacrificial and a victorious lamb are combined.

But it is also possible that John the Baptist understood how Jesus would take away our sin. Even before he was born, he recognized that Jesus was special (see Luke 1:41–44). But we do not really know what John the Baptist meant. So you should translate literally, without indicating in what way “the Lamb” takes away the sin of the world.

In some languages you may not be able to say that an abstract idea like sin is removed. You may need to describe what it means that Lamb of God would take away the sin of the world. For example:

he will endure the punishment for people’s sin so that they do not have to

he will forgive the sin of people in the world

who will judge the world’s wicked people and save his people in the world from their sin

takes away: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as takes away can also be translated as “removes” or “carries off.” As the Lamb of God, Jesus took away the sin of the world by dying as a sacrifice for their sins. Because of Jesus’ death, God would forgive the sin of the world. John the author understood this.

But John the Baptist did not know this yet. John the author is telling John the Baptist’s words, so you should not make this idea explicit. Instead, it is better to translate takes away with a general expression meaning “removes” or “destroys.” Jesus would end the sin of the world. He would defeat and destroy the power of evil over humanity. Sin would no longer control people. No longer would people want to sin.

Here are other ways to translate this verb:

removes

destroys

carries off

sin: The Greek word that the BSB translates as sin is in the singular. The word here refers to wrongdoing in general, not to one specific sin. So you may need to translate it in the plural, “sins.”

The word sin refers to offenses against God or another person. Sin is the act of disobeying God’s law. Specific sins include acts, thoughts, and attitudes that are not what God wants or approves.In Greek, the verb that English translations translate as sin is also a term that writers have used when writing about shooting arrows to mean “miss the target.” When a person sins, he “misses” the target, that is, he fails to reach God’s standard. A person can also offend God by not doing what God wants him to do.

Try to translate sin with a general term that can include any wrongdoing against God. Here are problems to avoid:

The term should not imply that only serious crimes like murder or stealing are sin. Other offenses like gossip and greed are also sin.
The term should not include accidents or mistakes that are not against God’s will.

Here are some translation examples:

wrong action/behavior

offenses against God

evil deeds

In some languages it may be natural to translate sin with a phrase that includes a verb. For example:

the wrong/evil things that people do

See KBT Sin A.3. See how you translated “sins” in Matthew 1:21 and Mark 2:5.

the world: The word world here means “the people who live in the world.” The Lamb of God removes the sin of anyone in the world who receives him and believes in him. He does not just remove the sin of Jews.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

τῇ ἐπαύριον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τόν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον πρός αὐτόν καί λέγει Ἴδε ὁ Ἀμνός τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ αἴρων τήν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου)

The next day here indicates that the events the story will now relate came after the event it has just described in [1:19–28](../01/19.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a fuller phrase. Alternate translation: [The day after John spoke with the priests and Levites from Jerusalem]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

βλέπει & λέγει

˱he˲_˓is˒_seeing & ˓is˒_saying

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἴδε

John the Baptist uses the term Behold to call his audience’s attention to what he is about to say. Your language may have a similar expression that you can use here.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἴδε, ὁ Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ

The phrase Lamb of God refers to Jesus. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Behold, Jesus, the Lamb of God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ

John the Baptist uses a metaphor here to refer to Jesus as God’s perfect sacrifice. (See: lamb) Since Lamb of God is an important title for Jesus, you should translate the words directly and not provide a plain explanation in the text of your translation.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ αἴρων

the ¬which taking_away

John the Baptist speaks of forgiving sin as if sin were an object that Jesus is taking away. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation, as in the UST: [who is forgiving]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῦ κόσμου

¬the ˱of˲_the world

John the Baptist uses world to refer to all the people in the world. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [of those who live in the world]

Parallel YHN 1:29

Section 1:29–34: John the Baptist saw Jesus and said that he was the Lamb of God

1:29a

1:29b