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1 Kings 13:15
So the old prophet said, "Please come home and eat with me."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat some food.”
Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat some food.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
King James Version
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
English Standard Version
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
New Century Version
The prophet said, "Please come home and eat with me."
The prophet said, "Please come home and eat with me."
New English Translation
He then said to him, "Come home with me and eat something."
He then said to him, "Come home with me and eat something."
Amplified Bible
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he said vnto him, Come home with me, and eate bread.
Then he said vnto him, Come home with me, and eate bread.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Contemporary English Version
"Come home with me," the old prophet said, "and have something to eat."
"Come home with me," the old prophet said, "and have something to eat."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."
Darby Translation
And he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
And he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
George Lamsa Translation
Then he said to him, Come home with me and eat bread.
Then he said to him, Come home with me and eat bread.
Good News Translation
"Come home and have a meal with me," he said.
"Come home and have a meal with me," he said.
Lexham English Bible
Then he said to him, "Come with me to the house and eat some food."
Then he said to him, "Come with me to the house and eat some food."
Literal Translation
Then he said to him, Come home with me and eat bread.
Then he said to him, Come home with me and eat bread.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde vnto him: Come home with me, and eate bred.
He sayde vnto him: Come home with me, and eate bred.
American Standard Version
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.
Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sayde vnto him: Come home with me, and eate bread.
He sayde vnto him: Come home with me, and eate bread.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then he said unto him: 'Come home with me, and eat bread.'
Then he said unto him: 'Come home with me, and eat bread.'
King James Version (1611)
Then hee said vnto him, Come home with me, and eate bread.
Then hee said vnto him, Come home with me, and eate bread.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to him, Come with me, and eat bread.
And he said to him, Come with me, and eat bread.
English Revised Version
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the prophet said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some bread."
Then the prophet said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some bread."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hym, Come thou with me hoom, that thou ete breed.
And he seide to hym, Come thou with me hoom, that thou ete breed.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto him, `Come with me to the house, and eat bread.'
And he saith unto him, `Come with me to the house, and eat bread.'
Update Bible Version
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
World English Bible
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
New King James Version
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
New Living Translation
Then he said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some food."
Then he said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some food."
New Life Bible
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
New Revised Standard
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto him, Come home with me, - and eat bread.
Then said he unto him, Come home with me, - and eat bread.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to him: Come home with me to eat bread.
And he said to him: Come home with me to eat bread.
Revised Standard Version
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
THE MESSAGE
"Well, come home with me and have a meal."
"Well, come home with me and have a meal."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
Contextual Overview
11 There was an old prophet living in Bethel. His sons came and told him what the man of God did in Bethel and what he said to King Jeroboam. 12 The old prophet said, "Which way did he go when he left?" So the sons showed their father which road the man of God from Judah had taken. 13 The old prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey. They put the saddle on the donkey, and the prophet left. 14 The old prophet went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked him, "Are you the man of God who just came from Judah?" The man of God answered, "Yes, I am." 15 So the old prophet said, "Please come home and eat with me." 16 But the man of God said, "I cannot go home with you. I cannot eat or drink anything in this place. 17 The Lord said to me, ‘You must not eat or drink anything in that place, and you must go back on a different road.'" 18 The old prophet lied to him and said, "But I am a prophet like you. And an angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you home and give you something to eat and drink." 19 So the man of God went to the old prophet's house and ate and drank with him. 20 While they were sitting at the table, the Lord spoke to the old prophet,
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 12:7
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." Abram built an altar to honor the Lord who appeared to him there.
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." Abram built an altar to honor the Lord who appeared to him there.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt. He traveled through the Negev with his wife and everything he owned. Lot was also with them.
So Abram left Egypt. He traveled through the Negev with his wife and everything he owned. Lot was also with them.
Genesis 13:2
At this time Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
At this time Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
Genesis 13:3
Abram continued traveling around. He left the Negev and went back to Bethel. He went to the place between the city of Bethel and Ai, where he and his family had camped before.
Abram continued traveling around. He left the Negev and went back to Bethel. He went to the place between the city of Bethel and Ai, where he and his family had camped before.
Genesis 13:4
This was where Abram had built an altar earlier. So he worshiped the Lord there.
This was where Abram had built an altar earlier. So he worshiped the Lord there.
Genesis 13:7
(The Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in this land at the same time.) The shepherds of Abram and Lot began to argue.
(The Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in this land at the same time.) The shepherds of Abram and Lot began to argue.
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "There should be no arguing between you and me or between your people and my people. We are all brothers.
So Abram said to Lot, "There should be no arguing between you and me or between your people and my people. We are all brothers.
Genesis 13:9
We should separate. You can choose any place you want. If you go to the left, I will go to the right. If you go to the right, I will go to the left."
We should separate. You can choose any place you want. If you go to the left, I will go to the right. If you go to the right, I will go to the left."
Genesis 13:12
Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities in the valley. Lot moved as far as Sodom and made his camp there.
Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities in the valley. Lot moved as far as Sodom and made his camp there.
Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said he unto him, come home with me, and eat bread. In which invitation no doubt he was hearty, and might have no ill design in it, only to have some conversation with him, as being a good man, and a prophet of the Lord, especially upon the subject of his prophecies at Bethel.
