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Berean Standard Bible

“If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’”

Zechariah 13:6

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Study note

Zechariah 13 speaks of a fountain opened for cleansing from sin and of the removal of false prophets. In the context, a false prophet will be questioned about wounds on his body.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

World English Bible (WEB)

One will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’

King James Version (KJV)

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if anyone says to him, What are these wounds between your hands? then he will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y le preguntarán: ¿Qué heridas son éstas en tus manos? Y él responderá: Con ellas fuí herido en casa de mis amigos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y si alguien le pregunta: “Entonces, ¿qué significan las cicatrices que tienes en las manos?”, él responderá: “Son heridas que me hicieron mis propios amigos”.

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