Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper who love thee.

New American Standard Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

King James Version

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Holman Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper;

International Standard Version

Pray for peace for Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at peace!

American Standard Version

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

Amplified


Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you [holy city].

Darby Translation

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Julia Smith Translation

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem: they loving thee shall be at rest

King James 2000

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at ease.

Modern King James verseion

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those who love you shall be blessed.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.

NET Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!

New Heart English Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

The Emphasized Bible

Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!

Webster

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

World English Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

Youngs Literal Translation

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For Jerusalem

5 For there thrones are set for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper who love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Cross References

Psalm 51:18

Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Genesis 12:3

And I will bless those who bless thee, and he who curses thee I will curse. And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Numbers 24:9

He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him up? He who blesses thee is blessed, And he who curses thee is cursed.

Psalm 137:6-7

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee, if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Jeremiah 29:7

And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to LORD for it, for in the peace of it ye shall have peace.

Jeremiah 51:50

Ye who have escaped the sword, go ye; do not stand still. Remember LORD from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

John 17:21

so that they may all be one, just as thou, Father, are in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou sent me.

Ephesians 4:3

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace through everything in every way. The Lord is with all of you.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death.

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