Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

New American Standard Bible

No man can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God a ransom for him—

King James Version

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

Holman Bible

Yet these cannot redeem a person
or pay his ransom to God

International Standard Version

No man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him

A Conservative Version

none can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him

American Standard Version

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;

Amplified


None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—

Bible in Basic English

Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

Darby Translation

None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

Julia Smith Translation

A man redeeming shall not redeem the brother, he shall not give to God his ransom:

King James 2000

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom

Modern King James verseion

A man cannot at all redeem a brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But no man may deliver his brother, nor make agreement unto God for him,

New Heart English Bible

none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

The Emphasized Bible

A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself:

Webster

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

World English Bible

none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

Youngs Literal Translation

A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

References

Context Readings

Misplaced Trust In Wealth

6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. 7 Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price 8 (the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),


Cross References

Matthew 16:26

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Matthew 25:9

No,' they replied. 'There won't be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God's purpose at his appointed time.

1 Peter 1:18

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed -- not by perishable things like silver or gold,

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