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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 2
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction.
- WEB
- For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. He forgives sins and saves in time of affliction.
- DRC2:13
- For God is compassionate and merciful, and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation: and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth.
- LXXE
- For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Διότι οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων ὁ Κύριος, καὶ ἀφίησιν ἁμαρτίας, καὶ σώζει ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 2:13 in some Bibles
- 2:11 in most Bibles