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Luke 23:29 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'
  • King James Version Public Domain
    For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    For behold, days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed the barren, yes, the wombs that did not give birth and breasts that did not nurse.’

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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