John 6:37 in 8 translations
7 distinct wordings, grouped by what each translation is trying to do. Differences from the King James text are marked below.
Early modern English
Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.
Literal, word-for-word
Follows Hebrew and Greek word order and grammar closely, even where the English becomes stiff. Useful for seeing what the underlying sentence is doing.
All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
1901 · Public domain · The American revision of the English Revised Version. Deliberately literal, and the base text behind several later translations.
All that the Father gives me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will not at all cast out.
1890 · Public domain · John Nelson Darby's translation, made for close study rather than public reading. Often exposes grammatical detail other versions smooth over.
all that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,
1898 · Public domain · The most extreme word-for-word rendering here, keeping Hebrew and Greek tense and word order at the cost of natural English.
Modern English
Contemporary vocabulary and punctuation, aiming for the sentence a present-day reader would write while staying close to the source.
All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.
2000s · Public domain · A modern-English update of the ASV. Reads close to contemporary speech while staying in the literal tradition. Includes the Apocrypha.
These 2 editions word this verse identically.
All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.
in progress · Public domain (CC0) · A modern open-licensed translation, still being completed. Some Old Testament books are not yet available.
Simplified English
Built from a deliberately small vocabulary so the sense stays reachable for new readers and non-native speakers. Trades nuance for clarity.
Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.
1949 · Public domain · Written with roughly a thousand basic English words plus a small Bible vocabulary. The plainest reading available here.
What changes between the King James and modern wording
The modern rendering is printed below with every word that differs from the King James text marked, so the actual divergence is visible rather than left for you to spot.
All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.
Word-for-word swaps
- that→those
- giveth→gives
- shall→will
- cometh→He
- cast→way
The verses either side
King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.