Luke 15:3 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And he spake unto them this simile, saying,
English ASV
And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
English Amplified
So He told them this parable:
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
So He told them this parable:
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Then Jesus told them this parable:
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
So he told them this parable:
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
English EASY 2024
So Jesus told them this story:
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Then Jesus told them this story:
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
So he told them this parable:
English GNT (Good News Translation)
So Jesus told them this parable:
English God's Word - GW 1995
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration:
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
So He told them this parable:
English KJV 1611
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
English LSB
So He told them this parable, saying,
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
So He told them this parable, saying,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
So He told them this parable, saying,
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
So to them he addressed this parable.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
So Jesus told them this parable:
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Then Jesus told them a story.
English NIV
Then Jesus told them this parable:
English NKJ 1982
So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
English NLT
So Jesus used this illustration:
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
So he told them this parable:
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
In response, Jesus gave them this illustration:
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
So he told them this parable:
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
So Jesus used this illustration:
English Tyndale 1537
Then put he forth this similitude to them saying: