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Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.
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English Standard Version
14 For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.
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King James Version
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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The Message Bible
14 I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches,
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New American Standard Bible
14 For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.
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New International Version
14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
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New King James Version
14 For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom.
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New Living Translation
14 Such a youth could rise from poverty and succeed. He might even become king, though he has been in prison.
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New Revised Standard
14 One can indeed come out of prison to reign, even though born poor in the kingdom.
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American Standard Version
14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
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The Bible in Basic English
14 Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.
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Common English Bible
14 He emerged from prison to become king, even though during his rule a poor child is born.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
14 He emerged from prison to become king, even though during his rule a poor child is born.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
14 True, he rose from prison to be king; yet, while ruling, he became poor.
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The Darby Translation
14 For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
14 A young man came out of prison to rule as king, even though he had been born in poverty in that same kingdom.
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Hebrew Names Version
14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
14 For he came out of prison to reign, even though he was born poor into his kingdom.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign ; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor .
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Lexham English Bible
14 For he came out of the prison house to reign, {since he was born poor in his kingdom}.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
14 For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because also that was in his kingdom has become poor.
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New Century Version
14 A boy became king. He had been born poor in the kingdom and had even gone to prison before becoming king.
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New International Reader's Version
14 The young man might have come from prison to become king. Or he might have been born poor within the kingdom but still became king.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
14 One can indeed come out of prison to reign, even though born poor in the kingdom.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
14 Because out of prison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a kingdom: and another born king is consumed with poverty.
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Revised Standard Version
14 even though he had gone from prison to the throne or in his own kingdom had been born poor.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
14 even though he had gone from prison to the throne or in his own kingdom had been born poor.
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Third Millennium Bible
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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The Latin Vulgate
14 quod et de carcere catenisque interdum quis egrediatur ad regnum et alius natus in regno inopia consumatur
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
14 quod et de carcere catenisque interdum quis egrediatur ad regnum et alius natus in regno inopia consumatur
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The Webster Bible
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also [he that is] born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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World English Bible
14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
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Wycliffe
14 For sometime a man goeth out, both from prison and chains, to a realm (and becometh a king); and another, born into a realm, is wasted by neediness.
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Young's Literal Translation
14 For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.
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