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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.”

Luke 15:11

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Study note

Luke 15 gathers three parables about lost things, told because Pharisees and scribes grumbled that Jesus welcomed sinners and ate with them. After the lost sheep and the lost coin, Jesus begins a longer story.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, “A certain man had two sons.

King James Version (KJV)

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: Un hombre tenía dos hijos;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús continuó y les dijo:«Un hombre tenía dos hijos.

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