Compare Translations for Matthew 3:14

14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

14 But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

14 John tried to stop him and said, "I need to be baptized by you, yet you come to me?"

14 John tried to stop him and said, "I need to be baptized by you, yet you come to me?"

14 But Yochanan tried to stop him. "You are coming to me? I ought to be immersed by you!"

14 But John tried to stop Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?"

14 but John urgently forbad him, saying, *I* have need to be baptised of thee; and comest *thou* to me?

14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"

14 But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"

14 But John tried to stop him and said, "I need to be baptized by you. Why are you coming to me?"

14 But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?"

14 But John resisted him much, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

14 But John forbad him, saying , I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

14 But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 John objected, "I'm the one who needs to be baptized, not you!"

14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"

14 But John tried to stop him, saying, "Why do you come to me to be baptized? I need to be baptized by you!"

14 But John tried to stop him. He told Jesus, "I need to be baptized by you. So why do you come to me?"

14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?"

14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”

14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν λέγων · Ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με;

14 But John forbad Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by Thee, and comest Thou to me?"

14 But John forbad Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by Thee, and comest Thou to me?"

14 But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?

14 Iohannes autem prohibebat eum dicens ego a te debeo baptizari et tu venis ad me

14 Iohannes autem prohibebat eum dicens ego a te debeo baptizari et tu venis ad me

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

14 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

14 John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

14 And John forbade him, and said, I owe to be baptized of thee, and thou comest to me? [Soothly John forbade him, saying, I owe to be christened of thee, and comest thou to me?]

14 but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'