John 7:46
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
KJV
ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ ὑπηρέται· οὐδέποτε ἐλάλησεν οὕτως ἄνθρωπος, ὡς οὗτος λαλεῖ ὁ ἄνθρωπος.
Greek NT
Responderunt ministri : Numquam sic locutus est homo, sicut hic homo.
Vulgate
The officers answered, Never man so spake.
ASV
The ministers answered: Never did man speak like this man.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
οὐδέποτε
oudepote
adverb · 16×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπηρέτης
uperetes
noun · 20×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἐλάλησεν οὕτως | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐλάλησεν οὕτως | RP: οὕτως ἐλάλησεν
- ἐλάλησεν οὕτως — SBLGNT
- ἐλάλησεν οὕτως — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- οὕτως ἐλάλησεν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἄνθρωπος | WH/NIV: ἄνθρωπος | Treg/RP: + ὡς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος
- ἄνθρωπος — SBLGNT
- ἄνθρωπος — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ὡς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 6:10 — And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
- Isa 50:4 — The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned
- John 4:41 — And many more believed because of his own word;
- John 7:15 — And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
- John 7:26 — But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
- Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- Luke 4:22 — And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
- Mark 1:22 — And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
- Matt 7:28 — And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
- Matt 7:28 — And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
- Prov 8:8 — All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- Prov 16:21 — The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
- Ps 45:2 — Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.