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Berean Standard Bible

“Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?”

Luke 13:4

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Some people tell Jesus about Galileans killed by Pilate. He responds with his own example of a recent tragedy to challenge a common assumption about disaster and guilt.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?

World English Bible (WEB)

Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

King James Version (KJV)

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; think you that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

O aquellos dieciocho, sobre los cuales cayó la torre en Siloé, y los mató, ¿pensáis que ellos fueron más deudores que todos los hombres que habitan en Jerusalem?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Y qué piensan de los dieciocho que murieron cuando les cayó encima la torre de Siloé? ¿Eran acaso más culpables que todos los demás habitantes de Jerusalén?

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