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Berean Standard Bible

“But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.”

Luke 4:25

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In the synagogue of Nazareth, Jesus reads from Isaiah and declares that the Scripture is fulfilled in their hearing. The crowd is first impressed, then skeptical.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

World English Bible (WEB)

But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

King James Version (KJV)

But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

American Standard Version (ASV)

But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas en verdad os digo, que muchas viudas había en Israel en los días de Elías, cuando el cielo fué cerrado por tres años y seis meses, que hubo una grande hambre en toda la tierra;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En tiempos de Elías no llovió por tres años y medio y hubo mucha hambre en toda la tierra. En Israel vivían muchas viudas en esa época;

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