ESV
KJV
1. Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

ASV
1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

ERVEN
1. This is what I am saying: When young children inherit all that their father owned, they are still no different from his slaves. It doesn't matter that they own everything.

NLT
1. Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.

WEB
1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

NET
1. Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

NLV
1. Let me say this another way. A young child who will get all the riches of his family is not different from a servant who is owned by the family. And yet the young child owns everything.

HCSB
1. Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

YLT
1. And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant -- being lord of all,

LITV
1. But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he being lord of all, does not differ from a slave,

RV
1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

NCV
1. I want to tell you this: While those who will inherit their fathers' prop- erty are still children, they are no different from slaves. It does not matter that the children own everything.

MKJV
1. But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he does not differ from a slave, though being lord of all;

AKJV
1. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

LXXEN



KJV
1. Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

AMP
1. NOW WHAT I mean is that as long as the inheritor (heir) is a child and under age, he does not differ from a slave, although he is the master of all the estate;

KJVP
1. Now G1161 CONJ I say G3004 V-PAI-1S , [ That G3588 T-NSM ] the G3588 T-NSM heir G2818 N-NSM , as long as G3745 K-ASM he G5550 N-ASM is G2076 V-PXI-3S a child G3516 A-NSM , differeth G1308 V-PAI-3S nothing G3762 A-ASN from a servant G1401 N-GSM , though he be G5607 V-PXP-NSM lord G2962 N-NSM of all G3956 A-GPM ;

YLT
1. And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant -- being lord of all,

ASV
1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

WEB
1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

NASB
1. I mean that as long as the heir is not of age, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything,

ESV
1. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything,

RV
1. But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

RSV
1. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate;

NKJV
1. Now I say [that] the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,

MKJV
1. But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he does not differ from a slave, though being lord of all;

AKJV
1. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

NRSV
1. My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than slaves, though they are the owners of all the property;

NIV
1. What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

NIRV
1. Here is what I have been saying. As long as your own children are young, they are no different from slaves in your house. They are no different, even though they own all of the property.

NLT
1. Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.

MSG
1. Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. Though legally he owns the entire inheritance,

GNB
1. But now to continue---the son who will receive his father's property is treated just like a slave while he is young, even though he really owns everything.

NET
1. Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

ERVEN
1. This is what I am saying: When young children inherit all that their father owned, they are still no different from his slaves. It doesn't matter that they own everything.