Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
Parallel translations
- KJV Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
- BSB So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
- NKJV Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
- NASB So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
- NLT So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other.
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