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Berean Standard Bible

“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.”

Luke 12:11

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Jesus prepares his disciples for the day when they will be brought before synagogues and rulers because of their faith. He tells them how to approach those moments.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

World English Bible (WEB)

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

King James Version (KJV)

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what you may say,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando os trajeren á las sinagogas, y á los magistrados y potestades, no estéis solícitos cómo ó qué hayáis de responder, ó qué hayáis de decir;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Cuando los lleven a las sinagogas y ante los gobernantes y las autoridades, no se preocupen por lo que tengan que decir o de cómo vayan a defenderse,

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