Acts 5:6

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“Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.”

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BSBPD

“Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried <FI>him<Fi> .”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 5:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 10:4Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
  2. Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  3. 2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
  4. John 19:40So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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