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Berean Standard Bible

““Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God”

Luke 18:29

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Peter has pointed out that the disciples left their homes to follow Jesus, after the rich ruler walked away sad. Jesus responds with a promise rather than a rebuke.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God`s sake,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he said to them, 'Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y él les dijo: De cierto os digo, que nadie hay que haya dejado casa, padres, ó hermanos, ó mujer, ó hijos, por el reino de Dios,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús les respondió:―Y yo les aseguro que todo el que haya dejado su casa, su esposa, sus hermanos, sus padres o sus hijos por causa del reino de Dios,

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