¹⁷And when he ^rcame to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, ^sI have sinned against heaven, and before thee, ¹⁹^sAnd ^tam no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. ²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But ^uwhen he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ^wran, and ^xfell on his neck, and ^ykissed him. ²¹And the son said unto him, Father, ^zI have sinned against heaven, ^aand in thy sight, and ^tam no more worthy to be called thy son. ²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth ^bthe best robe, and put it on him; and put ^ca ring on his hand, and ^dshoes on his feet: ²³And bring hither the ^efatted calf, and ^fkill it; and let us eat, and ^gbe merry: ²⁴^hFor this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to ^gbe merry.

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Luke 15:18–19: I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”…

Footnotes

rSo Acts 12:11.
sver. 21.
sver. 21.
tComp. ch. 7:6.
uSee Acts 2:39.
wComp. James 4:8.
ySee 2 Sam. 14:33.
zSee Job 33:27.
a Ps. 51:4 (Heb.&Gk.).
tComp. ch. 7:6.
bSee Zech. 3:4.
cSee Gen. 41:42.
dSo Ezek. 16:10. Comp. Matt. 10:10. ch. 22:35 with Mark 6:9.
ever. 27, 30. So Matt. 22:4.
f Gen. 31:54 marg. (Heb. & Gk.).
gver. 24, 29, 32 (Gk.). ch. 12:19. & 16:19 (Gk.).
hver. 32. So Eph. 2:1, 5. & 5:14. Col. 2:13. Rev. 3:1.
gver. 24, 29, 32 (Gk.). ch. 12:19. & 16:19 (Gk.).

Cross references

x Gen. 45:14. & 46:29. Acts 20:37.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.” ’ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger! I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired workers.” ’ So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’

“But the father told his servants, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

NLTNew Living Translation

“When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.” ’

“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’

“But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of food, and I am dying here from hunger! I will set out and go to my father and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight! I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.’ And he set out and came to his own father. But while he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight! I am no longer worthy to be called your son!’ But his father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet! And bring the fattened calf—kill it and let us eat and celebrate, because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.