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Berean Standard Bible

““The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.”

Matthew 22:2

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Jesus tells another parable to the religious leaders in the temple courts. He begins by comparing the kingdom of heaven to a king preparing a wedding banquet for his son.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

World English Bible (WEB)

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

King James Version (KJV)

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

American Standard Version (ASV)

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El reino de los cielos es semejante á un hombre rey, que hizo bodas á su hijo;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«El reino de los cielos puede ilustrarse con el cuento de un rey que preparó un gran banquete en celebración de la boda de su hijo.

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