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When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
Ruth 1:18 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
  • BSB When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
  • NKJV When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.
  • NASB When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her about it.
  • NLT When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Acts 21:14When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”
  • Acts 2:42They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
  • Eph 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Ruth videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on RuthMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Boaz the kinsman-redeemer who buys back the destitute and takes a bride foreshadows Christ, our Redeemer who pays the price to make a people his own; and from Ruth's line comes David, and David's greater Son.

How Ruth 1:18 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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