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Berean Standard Bible

“A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.”

2 Timothy 2:20

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Paul uses the image of a large house to explain the mixed nature of the visible church. He describes different kinds of articles in it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

World English Bible (WEB)

Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.

King James Version (KJV)

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas en una casa grande, no solamente hay vasos de oro y de plata, sino también de madera y de barro: y asimismo unos para honra, y otros para deshonra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En una casa grande no sólo hay utensilios de oro y plata sino también de madera y barro. Unos son para ocasiones especiales, y otros son para el uso diario.

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