KJV
ASV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
ESV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil.
ERVEN
23. A black man cannot change the color of his skin, and a leopard cannot change his spots. In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good. You always do bad things.
NLT
23. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, for you have always done evil.
WEB
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
NET
23. But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?
NLV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good who are used to doing wrong.
HCSB
23. Can the Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? If so, you might be able to do what is good, you who are instructed in evil.
YLT
23. Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
LITV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then you also may do good who are accustomed to doing evil.
RV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
NCV
23. Can a person from Cush change the color of his skin? Can a leopard change his spots? In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good, because you are accustomed to doing evil.
MKJV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard its spots? Then you also may do good, who are accustomed to doing evil.
AKJV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
LXXEN
23. If the Ethiopian shall change his skin, or the leopardess her spots, then shall ye be able to do good, having learnt evil.
KJV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
AMP
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also can you do good who are accustomed and taught [even trained] to do evil.
KJVP
23. Can the Ethiopian H3569 change H2015 his skin H5785 CMS-3MS , or the leopard H5246 his spots H2272 ? [ then ] may H3201 ye H859 PPRO-2MS also H1571 CONJ do good H3190 , that are accustomed H3928 to do evil H7489 .
YLT
23. Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
ASV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
WEB
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
NASB
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin? the leopard his spots? As easily would you be able to do good, accustomed to evil as you are.
ESV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil.
RV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
RSV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil.
NKJV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? [Then] may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil.
MKJV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard its spots? Then you also may do good, who are accustomed to doing evil.
AKJV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
NRSV
23. Can Ethiopians change their skin or leopards their spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil.
NIV
23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.
NIRV
23. Can people from Ethiopia change their skin? Can leopards change their spots? It's the same with you. You have always done what is evil. So how can you do what is good?
NLT
23. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, for you have always done evil.
MSG
23. Can an African change skin? Can a leopard get rid of its spots? So what are the odds on you doing good, you who are so long-practiced in evil?
GNB
23. Can people change the color of their skin, or a leopard remove its spots? If they could, then you that do nothing but evil could learn to do what is right.
NET
23. But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?
ERVEN
23. A black man cannot change the color of his skin, and a leopard cannot change his spots. In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good. You always do bad things.