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Luke 19:9-12 MKJV
(9) And Jesus said to him, This day salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. (10) For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. (11) And as they heard these things, He added and spoke a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was about to appear immediately. (12) Therefore He said, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom for himself, and to return.

Luke 19:9-12 BBE
(9) And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham. (10) For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour. (11) And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away. (12) So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

Luke 19:9-12 ALT
(9) Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation came to this house, because _he_ also is a son of Abraham. (10) "For the Son of Humanity came to seek and to save the lost." (11) Now while they [were] hearing these [things], again He spoke an allegory, because of His being near Jerusalem, and [because] they [were] thinking that the kingdom of God is about to immediately appear. (12) Therefore, He said, "A certain man of noble birth went on to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and to return.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation