Font Size
Ruth 2:1-3
Good News Translation
Ruth 2:1-3
Good News Translation
Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz
2 Naomi had a relative named Boaz, a rich and influential man who belonged to the family of her husband Elimelech. 2 (A)One day Ruth said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work with him.”
Naomi answered, “Go ahead, daughter.”
3 So Ruth went out to the fields and walked behind the workers, picking up the heads of grain which they left. It so happened that she was in a field that belonged to Boaz.
Read full chapter
Good News Translation (GNT)
Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.
Bible Gateway Recommends
![GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible - Slightly Imperfect](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/web/f108/160914.jpg)
Retail: $10.99
Our Price: $10.02
Save: $0.97 (9%)
![Good News Translation Men's Bible a Devotional Bible for Men](https://g.christianbook.com/dg/product/cbd/f108/449035.jpg)
Retail: $17.99
Our Price: $15.99
Save: $2.00 (11%)
![4.5 of 5.0 stars](/assets/images/merch/stars45.png?300e0ea2)