I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?
Parallel translations
- KJV I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
- BSB I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?
- NKJV I have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them?
- NASB “I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them again?
- NLT But I responded, “I have taken off my robe. Should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet. Should I get them soiled?”
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Luke 11:7and he from within will answer and say, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give it to you’?
- Prov 3:28Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.
- Prov 13:4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
- Prov 22:13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
- Rom 7:22–23For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,
- Matt 25:5Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
- Matt 26:38–43Then he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me.”
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