11 translations · Greek
John 20:31
but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:31 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
- KJV King James Version
- But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His Name.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But these are written down here so that you may trust that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by trusting in him as he is you will have life.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life in his name.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life through his name.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ταῦτα | tauta | these | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| γέγραπται | gegraptai | are written | G1125 γράφω to write |
| ἵνα | hina | so that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| πιστεύητε | pisteuēte | you may believe | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸς | Huios | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἵνα | hina | that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| πιστεύοντες | pisteuontes | by believing | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| ζωὴν | zōēn | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| ἔχητε | echēte | you may have | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | name | G3686 ὄνομα name |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”
- John 3:15–16
that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- 1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
- 1 John 4:15
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
- John 3:36
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
- 1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- 1 John 5:10–13
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life. …
- John 6:40
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 3:18
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
- John 20:28
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”
30 Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;
31 but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
Read all of John 20 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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