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Luke 24:21 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    But we were hoping that he was the one going to redeem Israel. But indeed also with all these things, he is spending this third day since these things happened.

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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