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The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16:30

In 9 translations

BSB
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
KJV
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
WEB
“He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
ASV
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.
LSV
and he said, No, father Abraham, but if anyone from the dead may go to them, they will convert.
YLT
and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
DBY
But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.
DRC
But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.
GNV
And he sayde, Nay, father Abraham: but if one came vnto them from the dead, they will amend their liues.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Ἀβραάμ: Tyndale House: Ἁβραάμ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Οὐχί, πάτερ Ἀβραάμ, ἀλλʼ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετανοήσουσιν.
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Οὐχί, πάτερ Ἀβραάμ· ἀλλ’ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Οὐχί, πάτερ Ἀβραάμ· ἀλλ᾿ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν.
SCR1894
ο δε ειπεν ουχι πατερ αβρααμ αλλ εαν τις απο νεκρων πορευθη προς αυτους μετανοησουσιν

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👤 Abraham◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
  • Revelation 16:9–11And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory. And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of…
  • Luke 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  • Luke 13:5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
  • Luke 13:3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

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