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Source language
Original Greek   
ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον λέγων· Ὃν ἂν φιλήσω αὐτός ἐστιν· κρατήσατε αὐτόν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
o de paradidous auton edoken autois semeion legon* On an phileso autos estin* kratesate auton.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui autem tradidit eum dedit illis signum dicens quemcumque osculatus fuero ipse est tenete eum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
New King James Version   
Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.”
21st Century King James Version   
Now he that betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He; hold Him fast.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And Yehuda the traitor had given them a sign, and he had said, “Him whom I shall kiss is the one; seize him.”
Darby Bible Translation   
Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.”
God's Word   
Now, the traitor had given them a signal. He said, "The one I kiss is the man you want. Arrest him!"
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
His betrayer had given them a sign: "The One I kiss, He's the One; arrest Him!"
International Standard Version   
Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him."
NET Bible   
(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!")
New American Standard Bible   
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him."
New International Version   
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: "The one I kiss is the man; arrest him."
New Living Translation   
The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss."
Webster's Bible Translation   
Now he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast.
Weymouth New Testament   
Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him."
The World English Bible   
Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, "Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Judas was ready to help the Jewish leaders to take hold of Jesus. Before this, he had told them, ‘I will kiss one of the men. You must take hold of that man.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, `Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'
New Life Version   
The man who handed Jesus over gave the men something to look for. He said, “The One I kiss is the One you want. Take Him!”
Revised Geneva Translation   
Now the one who betrayed Him had given them a token, saying, “Whoever I shall kiss, that is Him. Take hold of Him.”
The Voice Bible   
And Judas, the one who intended to betray Him, had said to the elders and the chief priests that he would give them a sign. Judas Iscariot: I’ll greet Him with a kiss. And you will know that the one I kiss is the one you should arrest.
Living Bible   
Judas had told them to arrest the man he greeted, for that would be the one they were after.
New Catholic Bible   
Now his betrayer had agreed with them on a signal, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man. Arrest him.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Now he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast.
Christian Standard Bible   
His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The One I shall kiss is the Man; seize Him.
New Century Version   
Judas had planned to give them a signal, saying, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.”
The Message   
The words were barely out of his mouth when Judas (the one from the Twelve) showed up, and with him a gang from the high priests and religious leaders brandishing swords and clubs. The betrayer had worked out a sign with them: “The one I kiss, that’s the one—seize him.” He went straight to Jesus, greeted him, “How are you, Rabbi?” and kissed him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
The · betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss, he is the one; seize him.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.”
New Matthew Bible   
And he who betrayed him had arranged a sign, saying, Whomever I kiss, he is the one; lay hands on him.
Good News Translation®   
The traitor had given the crowd a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him!”
Wycliffe Bible   
And he that betrayed him, gave to them a token, and said [saying], Whomever I shall kiss, he it is; hold ye him.
New Testament for Everyone   
The one who was intending to betray him gave them a sign: “The one I kiss—that’s him! Grab hold of him!”
Contemporary English Version   
Judas had told them ahead of time, “Arrest the man I greet with a kiss.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
And while the words were still on his lips, Judas, one of the twelve appeared with a great crowd armed with swords and staves, sent by the chief priests and Jewish elders. (The traitor himself had given them a sign, “The one I kiss will be the man. Get him!”)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
His betrayer had given them a sign: “Arrest the man I kiss.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
His betrayer had arranged a sign with them, saying, “The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him.”
New American Standard Bible   
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign previously, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him.”
The Expanded Bible   
Judas had planned to give them a ·signal [sign], saying, “The man I kiss is ·Jesus [the one]. ·Arrest [Seize] him.”
Tree of Life Version   
Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The One I kiss, He’s the One—seize Him!’
Revised Standard Version   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.”
New International Reader's Version   
Judas, who was going to hand Jesus over, had arranged a signal with them. “The one I kiss is the man,” he said. “Arrest him.”
BRG Bible   
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want — grab him!”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
The man who was going to help them catch Jesus had told them that he would give them a sign. He said, `The man that I kiss is the one. Catch him and hold him.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I may give the neshikah (kiss), he is the one. Chap (grab) him!
Names of God Bible   
Now, the traitor had given them a signal. He said, “The one I kiss is the man you want. Arrest him!”
Modern English Version   
Now he who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I shall kiss is the Man. Seize Him.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Judas planned to do something to show them which one was Jesus. He said, “The one I kiss will be Jesus. Arrest him.”
International Children’s Bible   
Judas had planned to give them a signal. He had said, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.”
Lexham English Bible   
Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him!”
New International Version - UK   
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: ‘The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Now the one handing Him over gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss is He. Seize Him”.