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Berean Standard Bible

““Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,”

Luke 13:23

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As Jesus teaches on his way toward Jerusalem, someone asks whether only a few will be saved. Jesus does not answer with numbers.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

World English Bible (WEB)

One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

King James Version (KJV)

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y díjole uno: Señor, ¿son pocos los que se salvan? Y él les dijo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Alguien le preguntó: ―Señor, ¿son pocos los que se van a salvar? Él contestó:

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