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She said to her, “All that you say, I will do.”
Ruth 3:5 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
  • BSB “I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.
  • NKJV And she said to her, “All that you say to me I will do.”
  • NASB And she said to her, “All that you say I will do.”
  • NLT “I will do everything you say,” Ruth replied.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Col 3:20Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
  • Eph 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Ruth videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Ruth 3:5YouTube · Lay · Free

    Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.

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

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

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

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • 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 3:5 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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