Luke 2:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."

New Living Translation
So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

English Standard Version
and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

Berean Study Bible
and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

New American Standard Bible
and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord: “A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG DOVES.”

NASB 1995
and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS."

NASB 1977
and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, “A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES, OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS.”

Amplified Bible
and [they came also] to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord [to be appropriate for a family of modest means], “A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS.”

Christian Standard Bible
and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons ).

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons).

Contemporary English Version
The Law of the Lord also says parents have to offer a sacrifice, giving at least a pair of doves or two young pigeons. So that is what Mary and Joseph did.

Good News Translation
They also went to offer a sacrifice of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, as required by the law of the Lord.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They also offered a sacrifice as required by the Lord's Teachings: "a pair of mourning doves or two young pigeons."

International Standard Version
They also offered a sacrifice according to what is specified in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."

NET Bible
and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves or two young pigeons.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

New King James Version
and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

King James 2000 Bible
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

New Heart English Bible
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

World English Bible
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

American King James Version
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

American Standard Version
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

A Faithful Version
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.

Darby Bible Translation
and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of [the] Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

English Revised Version
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Webster's Bible Translation
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And to giue an oblation, as it is commanded in the Lawe of the Lorde, a paire of turtle doues, or two yong pigeons.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And to offer, as it is sayde in the lawe of the Lorde, a payre of turtle doues, or two young pigions.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and that they might geue the offerynge, as it is wrytte in the lawe of the LORDE (namely) a payre of turtle doues, or two yonge pigeons.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and to offer (as it ys sayde in the lawe of the Lorde) a payre of turtle doves or two yonge pigions.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the LORD: “A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.”

Berean Literal Bible
and to offer a sacrifice, according to that having been said in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons."

Young's Literal Translation
and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, 'A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And to give a sacrifice according to that said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two of the young of pigeons.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And to offer a sacrifice according to that having been said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and in order to offer a sacrifice, according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And to offer a sacrifice, just like that which was said in the law of THE LORD JEHOVAH, “A pair of turtle doves or two young doves.”

Lamsa Bible
And to offer a sacrifice, as it is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which is commanded in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

Godbey New Testament
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which has been written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

Haweis New Testament
and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is prescribed in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

Mace New Testament
and to offer the sacrifice prescrib'd by the law, which was a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pidgeons.

Weymouth New Testament
And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons."

Worrell New Testament
and to offer sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons."

Worsley New Testament
according to what is required in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.
















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