Therefore that field was called “The Field of Blood” to this day.
Parallel translations
- KJV Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
- BSB That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
- NKJV Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
- NASB For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
- NLT That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood.
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- Acts 1:19It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’
- Matt 28:15So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.
- Josh 4:9Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
- Judg 1:26The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.
- Deut 34:6He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no man knows where his tomb is to this day.
- 2 Chr 5:9The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside; and it is there to this day.
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