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Luke 15:28

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28But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out and* began to implore* him.

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came out”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to implore”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him,

KJV 1900King James Version

And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.