中译版圣经:

• 百姓指望基督来的时候，人都心里猜疑，或者约翰是基督。
• 新中译版圣经:百姓指望基督来的时候，人都心里猜疑，或者约翰是基督。
• 新世纪圣经:那时众人正在期待，人人心里都在猜想会不会约翰就是基督。
• LCC:人民正期待着、众人心里正议论着约翰的事、以为他或者是基督、
• TCB:一般人民的希望提高了，大家心里猜想，也许约翰就是基督。
• 当代圣经:当时的人正期待着救主基督降临，所以大家心里推测施洗的约翰是救主基督，
• CSG:那时，百姓都在期待(默西亚)，为此，人人心中推想：或许若翰就是默西亚。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ.
• NRSV:As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,
• NASV:Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,
• 古老版圣经:And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
• ASV:And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;
• 基础英语版圣经:And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
• DBY:But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might be the Christ,
• 标准修订版圣经:As the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he were the Christ,
• 直译圣经95版:Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,
• 直译圣经77版:Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he might be the Christ,
• WEB:And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, whether he was the Christ, or not;
• YLT:And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• waiting [´weitiŋ]   n.等候；伺候   (初中英语单词)
• christ [kraist]   n.基督 int.天啊!   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• expectation [,ekspek´teiʃən]   n.期待(望)；预期   (高中英语单词)
• concerning [kən´sə:niŋ]   prep.关于   (高中英语单词)
• reasoning [´ri:zəniŋ]   n.推理，评理 a.推理的   (高中英语单词)