Hebrews 13:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

New Living Translation
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

English Standard Version
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Berean Study Bible
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

New American Standard Bible
Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

NASB 1995
Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

NASB 1977
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Amplified Bible
Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Christian Standard Bible
Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Marriage must be respected by all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge immoral people and adulterers.

Contemporary English Version
Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

Good News Translation
Marriage is to be honored by all, and husbands and wives must be faithful to each other. God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Marriage is honorable in every way, so husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.

International Standard Version
Let marriage be kept honorable in every way, and the marriage bed undefiled. For God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.

NET Bible
Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

New King James Version
Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

King James 2000 Bible
Let marriage be held in honor by all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

New Heart English Bible
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

World English Bible
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

American King James Version
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

American Standard Version
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

A Faithful Version
Let marriage be held honorable by all, and the marital union be undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Darby Bible Translation
[Let] marriage [be held] every way in honour, and the bed [be] undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge.

English Revised Version
Let marriage be had in honour among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Webster's Bible Translation
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but lewd persons and adulterers God will judge.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Mariage is honorable among all, and the bed vndefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will iudge.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Wedlocke is honorable among all men, and the bed vndefiled: But whoremongers and adulterers God wyll iudge.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Let wedlocke be had in pryce in all poyntes, & let ye chamber be vndefyled. For whorekepers and aduouterers God wil iudge.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Let wedlocke be had in pryce in all poyntes and let the chamber be vndefiled: for whore kepers and advoutrars god will iudge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The marriage [is to be] honored by all, and the bed undefiled, for God will judge whoremongers and adulterers.

Berean Literal Bible
Let marriage be honorable in all, and the marriage bed undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Young's Literal Translation
honourable is the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

Smith's Literal Translation
Marriage honoured in all, and the bed unpolluted: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Let marriage be greatly valued by all and the marriage bed undefiled; the fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Catholic Public Domain Version
May marriage be honorable in every way, and may the marriage bed be immaculate. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Marriage is honorable with all and their bed is pure, but fornicators and adulterers God judges.

Lamsa Bible
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled; but God will judge those who practice vice and adultery;

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Marriage is honorable among all men, and the bed undefiled; but lewd men and adulterers God will judge.

Godbey New Testament
Marriage is honorable among all, and the couch undefiled: for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Haweis New Testament
Marriage is honourable for all persons, and the marriage bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Mace New Testament
Marriage is every where honourable, and that state is innocent: but the licentious and adulterers God will punish.

Weymouth New Testament
Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Worrell New Testament
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Worsley New Testament
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed is not defiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
















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