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Berean Standard Bible

“When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.”

Luke 7:37

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Jesus has accepted an invitation to dinner at the house of Simon, a Pharisee. Reclining at the table in the ancient custom, he becomes the center of an unexpected interruption.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

King James Version (KJV)

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee`s house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclines (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he aquí una mujer que había sido pecadora en la ciudad, como entendió que estaba á la mesa en casa de aquel Fariseo, trajo un alabastro de ungüento,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces una mujer que vivía en aquel pueblo y tenía mala fama, se enteró de que Jesús estaba comiendo en aquella casa. La mujer llegó allí con un frasco de alabastro lleno de perfume.

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