KJV King James Version
He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
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John 1:39
He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
ASV American Standard Version
He saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He saith to them, ‘Come and see;’ they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.
Surrounding context — John 1
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two which heard John [speak], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
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λέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heἔρχεσθεG2064 · erchomaito come/goκαὶG2532 · kaiandὄψεσθε.¶G3700 · optanomaito appearἦλθανG2064 · erchomaito come/goοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶδανG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandποῦG4226 · pouwhere?μένει,G3306 · menōto stayκαὶG2532 · kaiandπαρ᾽G3844 · parafrom/with/besideαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἔμεινανG3306 · menōto stayτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέρανG2250 · hēmeradayἐκείνην·G1565 · ekeinosthatὥραG5610 · hōrahourἦνG1510 · eimito beὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδεκάτη.G1182 · dekatostenth
Cross-references
Luke 24:29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.Matthew 11:28-30Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.John 4:40So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.John 1:46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.John 14:22-23Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?Acts 28:30-31And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
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