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Berean Standard Bible

“‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’”

Luke 20:13

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Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants in the temple courts. A man planted a vineyard and sent servants to collect fruit, but the tenants beat or sent them away empty.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

World English Bible (WEB)

The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

King James Version (KJV)

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son -- the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces el señor de la viña dijo: ¿Qué haré? Enviaré mi hijo amado: quizás cuando á éste vieren, tendrán respeto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Así que el dueño del viñedo pensó: “¿Qué haré? Enviaré a mi hijo, al que tanto amo. Estoy seguro de que a él sí lo respetarán”.

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