John 11:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."

New Living Translation
So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

English Standard Version
So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”

Berean Study Bible
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

New American Standard Bible
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

NASB 1995
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."

NASB 1977
The sisters therefore sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

Amplified Bible
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, he [our brother and Your friend] whom You love is sick.”

Christian Standard Bible
So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the sisters sent a message to Him: "Lord, the one You love is sick."

Contemporary English Version
The sisters sent a message to the Lord and told him that his good friend Lazarus was sick.

Good News Translation
The sisters sent Jesus a message: "Lord, your dear friend is sick."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the sisters sent a messenger to tell Jesus, "Lord, your close friend is sick."

International Standard Version
So the sisters sent word to Jesus and told him, "Lord, the one whom you love is ill."

NET Bible
So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

New King James Version
Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.

New Heart English Bible
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."

World English Bible
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."

American King James Version
Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.

American Standard Version
The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

A Faithful Version
Therefore, the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, take notice: the one whom You love is sick."

Darby Bible Translation
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

English Revised Version
The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore his sisters sent vnto him, saying, Lord, beholde, he whome thou louest, is sicke.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Therfore, his sisters sent vnto hym, saying: Lorde, beholde, he whom thou louest is sicke.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The sent his sisters vnto hi, & sayde: LORDE, beholde, he who thou louest lyeth sicke.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and his sisters sent vnto him sayinge. Lorde behold he whom thou lovest is sicke.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You cherish is ailing”;

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."

Young's Literal Translation
therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, 'Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

Smith's Literal Translation
Then sent the sisters to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Literal Emphasis Translation
The sisters therefore sent to Him, saying, Lord, Behold, He whom You love is sick.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, his sisters sent to him, saying: “Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And his two sisters sent to Yeshua and they were saying, “Our Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.”

Lamsa Bible
His two sisters therefore sent to Jesus, saying, Our Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Godbey New Testament
Then the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold the one whom thou lovest is sick.

Haweis New Testament
The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Mace New Testament
his two sisters therefore sent this message to Jesus; he, Lord, whom you love, is sick.

Weymouth New Testament
So the sisters sent to Him to say, "Master, he whom you hold dear is ill."

Worrell New Testament
The sisters, therefore, sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick."

Worsley New Testament
His sisters therefore sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
















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