Ecclesiastes 3:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,

New Living Translation
A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.

English Standard Version
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Berean Study Bible
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,

New American Standard Bible
A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.

NASB 1995
A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.

NASB 1977
A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to tear down, and a time to build up.

Amplified Bible
A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.

Christian Standard Bible
a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build;

Contemporary English Version
for killing and healing, destroying and building,

Good News Translation
the time for killing and the time for healing, the time for tearing down and the time for building.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up,

International Standard Version
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build up;

NET Bible
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

New King James Version
A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up;

King James 2000 Bible
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

New Heart English Bible
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

World English Bible
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

American King James Version
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

American Standard Version
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

A Faithful Version
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Darby Bible Translation
A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;

English Revised Version
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Webster's Bible Translation
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A time to slay, and a time to heale: a time to breake downe, and a time to builde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A tyme to slay, and a tyme to make whole: a tyme to breake downe, and a tyme to builde vp.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A tyme to slaye, and a tyme to make whole: A tyme to breake downe, and a tyme to buylde vp:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A time to slay, "" And a time to heal, "" A time to break down, "" And a time to build up.

Young's Literal Translation
A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.

Smith's Literal Translation
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A time to kill and a time to save life, a time to tear down and a time to build

Lamsa Bible
A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build up;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
















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