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Berean Standard Bible

“His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.””

Luke 3:17

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John has told the crowds that one more powerful than he is coming, who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. He describes this coming one in the image of a farmer at harvest.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

World English Bible (WEB)

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

King James Version (KJV)

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

American Standard Version (ASV)

whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

whose winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Cuyo bieldo está en su mano, y limpiará su era, y juntará el trigo en su alfolí, y la paja quemará en fuego que nunca se apagará.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Él tiene el rastrillo en la mano para limpiar su era, y separará el trigo de la paja. El trigo lo recogerá en su granero y la paja la quemará en un fuego que nunca se apaga.

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