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Luke 2:27 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus for them to do according to the custom of the law concerning him,

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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