Luke 16:30

The Rich Man and Lazarus

29But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’30‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

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Berean Standard Bible
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.
Free Bible Version
‘No, father Abraham,’ said the man. ‘But they would repent if someone went to them from the dead!’
Geneva Bible 1599
And he sayde, Nay, father Abraham: but if one came vnto them from the dead, they will amend their liues.
King James (Authorized) Version
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
One Unity Resource Bible
“He said, ‘No, Abba father Abraham [Father of a multitude], but if one goes to them from the dead, they will make teshuvah ·complete repentance·.’
Translation for Translators
But the rich man replied, ‘No, father Abraham, that will not be enough But if someone from those who have died goes back to them and warns them, they will turn from their sinful behavior.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
The rich man replied, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone would go to them from the dead, they will repent.'
Noah Webster Bible
And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
World English Bible
“He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
Young's Literal Translation
and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.