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Acts 20:38 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    grieving mostly at the word that he had spoken, that they were going to see his face no more. Then they escorted him to the ship.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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