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Berean Standard Bible

“Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,”

Luke 8:41

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A crowd waits for Jesus as he returns across the lake. A man named Jairus, a synagogue ruler with an important place in the community, approaches.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house,

King James Version (KJV)

And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus` feet, and besought him to come into his house;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and lo, there came a man, whose name is Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he aquí un varón, llamado Jairo, y que era príncipe de la sinagoga, vino, y cayendo á los pies de Jesús, le rogaba que entrase en su casa;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En eso llegó un hombre llamado Jairo, que era jefe de la sinagoga. Se arrojó a los pies de Jesús y le suplicó que fuera a su casa,

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