John 13:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

New Living Translation
I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me.”

English Standard Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

Berean Study Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”

New American Standard Bible
Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send, receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

NASB 1995
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

NASB 1977
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

Amplified Bible
I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the one who receives and welcomes whomever I send receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me [in that same way].”

Christian Standard Bible
Truly I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives him who sent me.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I assure you: Whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

Contemporary English Version
I tell you for certain that anyone who welcomes my messengers also welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Good News Translation
I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I can guarantee this truth: Whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

International Standard Version
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who receives whomever I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."

NET Bible
I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

New King James Version
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

King James 2000 Bible
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receives whomsoever I send receives me; and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

New Heart English Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me."

World English Bible
Most certainly I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me."

American King James Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, He that receives whomsoever I send receives me; and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

American Standard Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

A Faithful Version
Truly, truly I tell you, the one who receives whomever I send is receiving Me; and the one who receives Me is receiving Him Who sent Me."

Darby Bible Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, He who receives whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he that receives me receives him who has sent me.

English Revised Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Verely, verely I say vnto you, If I send any, he that receiueth him, receiueth me, and hee that receiueth me, receiueth him that sent me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto you, he that receaueth whomsoeuer I sende, receaueth me: And he that receaueth me, receaueth hym that sent me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Verely verely I saye vnto you: He that receaueth whom so euer I sende, receaueth me: and he that receaueth me, receaueth him that sent me.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Verely verely I saye vnto you. He that receaveth who soever I sende receaveth me. And he that receaveth me receaveth him that sent me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
truly, truly, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, receives Me; and he who is receiving Me, receives Him who sent Me.”

Berean Literal Bible
Truly, truly, I say to you, the one receiving whomever I shall send, receives Me; and the one receiving Me, receives the One having sent Me."

Young's Literal Translation
verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Truly, truly, I say to you, He receiving whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he receiving me receives him having sent me.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Truly, truly I say to you, The one receiving anyone I shall send, receives Me; and the one who receiving Me, receives the One having sent Me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Amen, amen I say to you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives anyone whom I send, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Timeless truth, I speak to you: whoever receives him whom I send receives me and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”

Lamsa Bible
Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives him whom I send, receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Verily, verily I say to you, he that receives him that I shall send, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.

Godbey New Testament
Truly, truly, I say unto you, The one receiving the one whom I may send, receiveth me; and the one receiving me, receives Him that sent me.

Haweis New Testament
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I shall send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Mace New Testament
I declare unto you, he that receiveth him that I send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

Weymouth New Testament
In most solemn truth I tell you that he who receives whoever I send receives me, and that he who receives me receives Him who sent me."

Worrell New Testament
Verily, verily, I say to you, he who receives whomsoever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

Worsley New Testament
Verily, verily I say unto you, He that receiveth him, whom I shall send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me.
















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