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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,”

Luke 11:5

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A disciple has asked Jesus to teach them to pray, and Jesus has given them a model prayer. He then tells a short story about persistence.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, “Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he said unto them, 'Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go on unto him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Díjoles también: ¿Quién de vosotros tendrá un amigo, é irá á él á media noche, y le dirá: Amigo, préstame tres panes,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y siguió diciendo:―Supongamos que uno de ustedes tiene un amigo, y a medianoche va y le dice: “Amigo, préstame tres panes,

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