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Luke 21:12 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    But before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute, handing over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

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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