Verse
Ecclesiastes 3:3 — A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time…
“A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;”
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The verses around Ecclesiastes 3:3.
1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Verse explanation
Placing killing right beside healing, without softening either one, shows that the poem is not just listing good things — it also includes the harshest moments of human experience, as an equally ‘proper’ part of time.
From the Ecclesiastes 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Ecclesiastes 3:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Tempo de matar, e tempo de curar: tempo de derribar, e tempo de edificar:
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Tempo de matar e tempo de curar; tempo de derrubar e tempo de construir.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Tiempo de matar, y tiempo de curar. Tiempo de derribar, y tiempo de edificar.
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