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John 12:4

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

KJV

λέγει δὲ Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης, εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι,

Greek NT

Dixit ergo unus ex discipulis ejus, Judas Iscariotes, qui erat eum traditurus :

Vulgate

But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith,

ASV

Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέλλω
mello
verb · 110×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
Ἰούδας
ioudas
noun · 37×
Ἰσκαριώτης
iskariotes
noun · 12×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/NIV: δὲ | Treg/RP: οὖν
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὖνTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg: Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ | NIV: Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ | RP: εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ Ἰούδας Σίμωνος Ἰσκαριώτης
  • Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • Ἰούδας ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦReader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ Ἰούδας Σίμωνος ἸσκαριώτηςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:28 — And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in th
  • Eccl 4:4 — Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • John 6:70 — Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
  • John 13:2 — And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
  • John 13:26 — Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
  • John 18:2 — And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
  • Luke 6:16 — And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
  • Mark 3:19 — And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
  • Mark 14:4 — And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
  • Matt 10:4 — Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
  • Matt 26:8 — But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
  • Matt 26:14 — Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,