Matthew 27:47
Modern Translations
New International Version
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."

New Living Translation
Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.

English Standard Version
And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

Berean Study Bible
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

New American Standard Bible
And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

NASB 1995
And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, "This man is calling for Elijah."

NASB 1977
And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

Amplified Bible
When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

Christian Standard Bible
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah!"

Contemporary English Version
Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, "He's calling for Elijah."

Good News Translation
Some of the people standing there heard him and said, "He is calling for Elijah!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, "He's calling Elijah."

International Standard Version
When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."

NET Bible
When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "This man is calling for Elijah."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

New King James Version
Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!”

King James 2000 Bible
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elijah.

New Heart English Bible
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

World English Bible
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

American King James Version
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elias.

American Standard Version
And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

A Faithful Version
And some of those who were standing there heard and said, "This one is calling for Elijah."

Darby Bible Translation
And some of those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.

English Revised Version
And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

Webster's Bible Translation
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elijah.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And some of them that stoode there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elias.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Some of them that stode there, when they hearde that, saide: This man calleth for Elias.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But some of the that stode there, when they herde yt sayde: He calleth Elias.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Some of them that stode there when they herde that sayde: This man calleth for Helyas.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And certain of those standing there having heard, said, “He calls Elijah”;

Berean Literal Bible
And some of those who were standing there, having heard, began saying, "This man calls Elijah."

Young's Literal Translation
And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And some of them standing there, having heard, said, That he calls Elias.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And some of those who were standing there, having heard, said, This Man calls Elijah.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And some that stood there and heard, said: This man calleth Elias.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then certain ones who were standing and listening there said, “This man calls upon Elijah.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Those people who were standing there, when they had heard, they were saying, “This one has called Elijah.”

Lamsa Bible
Some of the men who were standing by, when they heard it, said, This man has called for Elijah.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said: This man calls for Elijah.

Godbey New Testament
And certain ones of those standing there hearing, said, He is calling Elijah.

Haweis New Testament
Then some of those who stood there, hearing him, said, This man is calling out for Elias.

Mace New Testament
some of the standers by, when they heard that, said, he calls upon Elias.

Weymouth New Testament
"The man is calling for Elijah," said some of the bystanders.

Worrell New Testament
And some of those standing there, hearing it, said, "This One is calling for Elijah.

Worsley New Testament
And some of them that stood by, hearing Him, said, He calls upon Elias:
















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