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1 Peter 4:18
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KJ21
And, “If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
ASV
And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
AMP
And if it is difficult for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the godless and the sinner?
AMPC
And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the godless and wicked?
BRG
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
CSB
And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
CSBA
And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
CEB
If the righteous are barely rescued, what will happen to the godless and sinful?
CJB
“If the righteous is barely delivered, where will the ungodly and sinful end up?”
CEV
“If good people barely escape, what will happen to sinners and to others who don't respect God?”
DARBY
And if the righteous is difficultly saved, where shall the impious and [the] sinner appear?
DLNT
“And if the righteous one is saved with-difficulty, where will the ungodly and sinner appear?” [Prov 11:31].
DRA
And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
ERV
“If it is hard for even a good person to be saved, what will happen to the one who is against God and full of sin?”
EASY
The Bible says: ‘When God saves righteous people, that is a difficult thing. It will surely be much worse for people who turn away from God and who do bad things.’
EHV
And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, where will the ungodly sinner end up?
ESV
And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
ESVUK
And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
EXB
“If it is very hard for a ·good [righteous] person to be saved, ·the wicked person and the sinner will surely be lost! [or What will happen to the wicked person and the sinner?; Prov. 11:31]”
GNV
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
GW
If it’s hard for the person who has God’s approval to be saved, what will happen to the godless sinner?
GNT
As the scripture says, “It is difficult for good people to be saved; what, then, will become of godless sinners?”
HCSB
And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
ICB
“It is very hard for a good person to be saved. Then the wicked person and the sinner will surely be lost!”
ISV
“If it is hard for the righteous person to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and sinful person?”
PHILLIPS
The time has evidently arrived for God’s judgment to begin, and it is beginning at his own House. And if it starts with us, what is it going to mean to those who refuse to obey the Gospel of God? ‘If the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?’.
JUB
And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, where shall the unfaithful and the sinner appear?
KJV
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
AKJV
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
LSB
And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?
LEB
And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
TLB
If the righteous are barely saved, what chance will the godless have?
MSG
It’s judgment time for God’s own family. We’re first in line. If it starts with us, think what it’s going to be like for those who refuse God’s Message! If good people barely make it, What’s in store for the bad? So if you find life difficult because you’re doing what God said, take it in stride. Trust him. He knows what he’s doing, and he’ll keep on doing it.
MEV
And “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
MOUNCE
And “If the righteous person is barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
NOG
If it’s hard for the person who has God’s approval to be saved, what will happen to the godless sinner?
NABRE
“And if the righteous one is barely saved, where will the godless and the sinner appear?”
NASB
And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?
NASB1995
And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?
NCB
And: “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the godless and those who are sinners?”
NCV
“If it is very hard for a good person to be saved, the wicked person and the sinner will surely be lost!”
NET
And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners?
NIRV
Scripture says, “Suppose it is hard for godly people to be saved. Then what will happen to ungodly people and sinners?” (Proverbs 11:31)
NIV
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
NIVUK
And, ‘If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?’
NKJV
Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
NLV
If it is hard for a man who is right with God to be saved, what will happen to the sinner?
NLT
And also, “If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?”
NMB
And if the righteous are scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
NRSVA
And ‘If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinners?’
NRSVACE
And ‘If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinners?’
NRSVCE
And “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinners?”
NRSVUE
And “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
NTFE
And if the righteous person is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?
OJB
And if indeed the Tzaddik is saved with difficulty, where will appear the man without chasidus [in Moshiach], the choteh and the rashah [see quoted MISHLE 11:31]?
RGT
“And if the righteous are scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
RSV
And “If the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the impious and sinner appear?”
RSVCE
And “If the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the impious and sinner appear?”
TLV
Now, “if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what shall become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
VOICE
It is written in Proverbs, If it is hard for the righteous ones to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinners?
WEB
“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?”
WE
The holy writings say, `If it is hard for a good person to be saved, what will happen to a person who is against God and lives a bad life?'
WYC
And if a just man scarcely shall be saved, where shall the unfaithful man and the sinner appear [where shall the unpious man and sinner appear]?
YLT
And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear?
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