John 1:39

John 1:39 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

39He *said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day; it was about the 1:39 I.e., about 4 p.m.tenth hour.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

39He *said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the Perhaps 10 a.m. (Roman time)tenth hour.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

39He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went [with Him] and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the 1:39 The Romans reckoned time from midnight, so in Roman time the tenth hour would be 10:00 a.m. The Jews reckoned daytime from sunrise (about 6:00 a.m.), so in their system the tenth hour would be 4:00 p.m. Here, either time is possible, though the Roman reckoning may be more likely because if it were 4:00 p.m. the disciples might have felt compelled to go home before evening set in.tenth hour.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

39“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.1:39 That is, about four in the afternoon

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

39“Come,” he replied. “You will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying. They spent the rest of the day with him. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.

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