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John 12:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who had come to worship at the festival.

John 12:20

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 20 ῏Ησαν Were δὲ but Ἕλληνές Greeks τινες some ἐκ out of τῶν the (ones) ἀναβαινόντων coming up ἵνα in order that προσκυνήσωσιν they might worship ἐν in τῇ the ἑορτῇ· festival;

John 12:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 Now there were some Greeks+ among those that came up to worship at the festival.

John 12:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 And there were certain Greeks who were among those who came up to do reverence at the feast;

John 12:20

American Standard Version
- 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast:

John 12:20

The Emphasized Bible
- 20 Now there were certain Greeks from among them who were coming up that they might worship in the feast.

John 12:20

King James Version
- 20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

John Study Notes—Chapter 12

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 12:20
  
  Greeks: There were many Greek colonies in Palestine in the first century, but in this context, the term apparently refers to Greek proselytes, or converts, to the Jewish religion. Note that at Joh 12:32, Jesus prophetically said: “I . . . will draw all sorts of men to myself.”