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Berean Standard Bible

“For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.””

Acts 17:31

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Paul is in Athens, speaking to philosophers on the Areopagus, or Mars Hill. He has moved from their altar to an unknown god to the one true Creator and has called for repentance.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

World English Bible (WEB)

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

King James Version (KJV)

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

American Standard Version (ASV)

inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por cuanto ha establecido un día, en el cual ha de juzgar al mundo con justicia, por aquel varón al cual determinó; dando fe á todos con haberle levantado de los muertos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

porque ha establecido un día en el cual juzgará al mundo con justicia por medio del varón que escogió y que acreditó al levantarlo de entre los muertos».

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