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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whoso honoureth his father maketh an atonement for his sins:
- WEB
- He who honors his father will make atonement for sins.
- DRC3:4
- He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days.
- LXXE
- Whoso honoureth his father maketh an atonement for his sins:
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ τιμῶν πατέρα ἐξιλάσεται ἁμαρτίαις.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:4 in some Bibles
- 3:3 in most Bibles