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Source language
Original Greek   
ἀπεκρίθη ⸀αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς· Εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα, μαρτύρησον περὶ τοῦ κακοῦ· εἰ δὲ καλῶς, τί με δέρεις;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
apekrithe rauto Iesous* Ei kakos elalesa, martureson peri tou kakou* ei de kalos, ti me dereis;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
respondit ei Iesus si male locutus sum testimonium perhibe de malo si autem bene quid me caedis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smite you me?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why strike me?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Authorized (King James) Version   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
New King James Version   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”
21st Century King James Version   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou Me?”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Yeshua answered and said to him, “If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil, but if I have spoken correctly, why do you strike me?”
Darby Bible Translation   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Jesus answered him: If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil; but if well, why strikest thou me?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?”
God's Word   
Jesus replied to him, "If I've said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if I've told the truth, why do you hit me?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
"If I have spoken wrongly," Jesus answered him, "give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit Me?"
International Standard Version   
Jesus answered him, "If I have said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if I have told the truth, why do you hit me?"
NET Bible   
Jesus replied, "If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?"
New American Standard Bible   
Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?"
New International Version   
"If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"
New Living Translation   
Jesus replied, "If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I'm speaking the truth, why are you beating me?"
Webster's Bible Translation   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear testimony of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Weymouth New Testament   
"If I have spoken wrongly," replied Jesus, "bear witness to it as wrong; but if rightly, why that blow?"
The World English Bible   
Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?"
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jesus replied, ‘If I said something wrong, tell us what it is. But if I said something that is true, you should not have hit me.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Jesus answered him, `If I spake ill, testify concerning the ill; and if well, why me dost thou smite?'
New Life Version   
Jesus said, “If I said anything wrong, tell Me what was wrong. If I said what was right, why did you hit Me?”
Revised Geneva Translation   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil. But if I have spoken well, why do you strike Me?”
The Voice Bible   
Jesus: If I have spoken incorrectly, why don’t you point out the untruths that I speak? Why do you hit Me if what I have said is correct?
Living Bible   
“If I lied, prove it,” Jesus replied. “Should you hit a man for telling the truth?”
New Catholic Bible   
Jesus replied, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to my error. But if I have spoken rightly, why did you strike me?”
Legacy Standard Bible   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil, but if well, why dost thou smite me?
Christian Standard Bible   
“If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit me?”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Jesus replied, If I have said anything wrong [if I have spoken abusively, if there was evil in what I said] tell what was wrong with it. But if I spoke rightly and properly, why do you strike Me?
New Century Version   
Jesus answered him, “If I said something wrong, then show what it was. But if what I said is true, why do you hit me?”
The Message   
Jesus replied, “If I’ve said something wrong, prove it. But if I’ve spoken the plain truth, why this slapping around?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
“If I said something wrong,” Jesus answered, “testify about what was wrong. But if I was right, why did you hit me?”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Jesus replied, “If I spoke incorrectly, testify about the error; but if I spoke correctly, why do you hit me?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Jesus answered, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?”
New Matthew Bible   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness of the wrong. If I have spoken well, why do you hit me?
Good News Translation®   
Jesus answered him, “If I have said anything wrong, tell everyone here what it was. But if I am right in what I have said, why do you hit me?”
Wycliffe Bible   
Jesus answered to him, If I have spoken evil, bear thou witnessing of evil; but if I said well, why smitest thou me?
New Testament for Everyone   
“If I’ve said something wrong,” replied Jesus, “give evidence about what was wrong with it. But if what I said was true, why are you hitting me?”
Contemporary English Version   
Jesus answered, “If I have done something wrong, say so. But if not, why did you hit me?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“If I have said anything wrong,” Jesus said to him, “you must give evidence about it, but if what I said was true, why do you strike me?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Jesus answered, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Jesus answered, ‘If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Jesus replied, “If I speak wrongly, testify about what was wrong. But if I speak correctly, why do you strike me?”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Jesus replied, “If I have said anything wrong, make a formal statement about the wrong; but if [I spoke] properly, why did you strike Me?”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?”
New American Standard Bible   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”
The Expanded Bible   
Jesus answered him, “If I said something wrong, then ·show [testify to; witness to] what it was. But if what I said is ·true [right], why do you hit me?”
Tree of Life Version   
Yeshua answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, give evidence of the wrong; but if rightly, why hit Me?”
Revised Standard Version   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?”
New International Reader's Version   
“Have I said something wrong?” Jesus replied. “If I have, then tell everyone what it was. But if I spoke the truth, why did you hit me?”
BRG Bible   
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Complete Jewish Bible   
Yeshua answered him, “If I said something wrong, state publicly what was wrong; but if I was right, why are you hitting me?”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Jesus answered him, `If I have said anything bad, tell me plainly what wrong thing I have said. If I have told the truth, why do you hit me?'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Jesus answered, ‘If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
In reply, he spoke, If I spoke wrongly, give edut (testimony) about the wrong; but if tov, why do you strike me?
Names of God Bible   
Yeshua replied to him, “If I’ve said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if I’ve told the truth, why do you hit me?”
Modern English Version   
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil, but if well, why do you strike me?”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jesus answered, “If I said something wrong, tell everyone here what was wrong. But if what I said is right, then why do you hit me?”
International Children’s Bible   
Jesus answered him, “If I said something wrong, then say what was wrong. But if what I said is true, why do you hit me?”
Lexham English Bible   
Jesus replied to him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify about what is wrong! But if I have spoken correctly, why do you strike me?”
New International Version - UK   
‘If I said something wrong,’ Jesus replied, ‘testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Jesus answered him, “If I spoke wrongly, testify about the thing wrong. But if I spoke rightly, why do you beat Me?”