Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

New American Standard Bible

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

King James Version

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Holman Bible

Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

International Standard Version

So he went out to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

A Conservative Version

And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

American Standard Version

And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Amplified

So he went and forced himself on one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

An Understandable Version

So, he went to work for one of the citizens of that country who sent him to his fields to feed his hogs.

Anderson New Testament

And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Common New Testament

So he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and he was reduced to want, which forc'd him to make his application to one of the inhabitants there, who sent him to his farm to look after his swine.

Darby Translation

And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Godbey New Testament

And having gone he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country: and he sent him into his fields to feed swine:

Goodspeed New Testament

And he went and hired himself out to a resident of the country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs.

John Wesley New Testament

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields, to feed swine.

Julia Smith Translation

And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into the fields to feed swine.

King James 2000

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he went [and] hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs.

Modern King James verseion

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country. And he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he went, and clave to a citizen of that same country, which sent him to his field, to keep his swine.

Moffatt New Testament

so he went and attached himself to a citizen of that land, who sent him to his fields to feed swine.

Montgomery New Testament

"So he went and hired to one of the citizens of that land, who sent him out into the fields to feed swine.

NET Bible

So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

New Heart English Bible

He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Noyes New Testament

And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Sawyer New Testament

And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his field to feed swine.

The Emphasized Bible

And he went his way, and joined himself unto one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to be feeding swine.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Twentieth Century New Testament

So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend pigs.

Webster

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Weymouth New Testament

So he went and hired himself to one of the inhabitants of that country, who sent him on to his farm to tend swine;

Williams New Testament

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, and he sent him to his fields to feed hogs.

World English Bible

He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Worrell New Testament

And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Worsley New Testament

And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Youngs Literal Translation

and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

he went
πορεύομαι 
Poreuomai 
go, depart, walk, go way,
Usage: 101

κολλάω 
Kollao 
Usage: 8

to
εἷς 
heis 
one, a, other, some, not tr,
Usage: 188

πολίτης 
Polites 
Usage: 1

of that
ἐκεῖνος 
Ekeinos 
that, those, he, the same, they,
Usage: 148

χώρα 
Chora 
Usage: 20

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

he sent
πέμπω 
Pempo 
Usage: 39

him

Usage: 0

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

his

Usage: 0

G68
ἀγρός 
Agros 
Usage: 14

to feed
βόσκω 
Bosko 
Usage: 6

References

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Watsons

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Lost Son

14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need. 15 And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food. 16 And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.


Cross References

Exodus 10:3

Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.

2 Chronicles 28:22

And in the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz did even more evil against the Lord.

Isaiah 1:5

Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.

Isaiah 1:9-13

If the Lord of armies had not kept some at least of us safe, we would have been like Sodom, and the fate of Gomorrah would have been ours.

Isaiah 57:17

I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back.

Jeremiah 8:4-6

Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back?

Jeremiah 31:18-19

Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.

Ezekiel 16:52

And you yourself will be put to shame, in that you have given the decision for your sisters; through your sins, which are more disgusting than theirs, they are more upright than you: truly, you will be shamed and made low, for you have made your sisters seem upright.

Ezekiel 16:63

So that, at the memory of these things, you may be at a loss, never opening your mouth because of your shame; when you have my forgiveness for all you have done, says the Lord.

Nahum 3:6

I will make you completely disgusting and full of shame, and will put you up to be looked at by all.

Malachi 2:9

And so I have taken away your honour and made you low before all the people, even as you have not kept my ways, and have given no thought to me in using the law.

Luke 8:32-34

Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

Luke 15:13

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

Romans 1:24-26

For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:

Romans 6:22

But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

Ephesians 2:2-3

In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

Ephesians 4:17-19

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Ephesians 5:11-12

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

Colossians 3:5-7

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

2 Timothy 2:25-26

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

Titus 3:3

For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

Revelation 2:21-22

And I gave her time for a change of heart, but she has no mind to give up her unclean ways.

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