Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, and here I am starving to death!
A Conservative Version
But when he came to himself, he said, How many hired men of my father's have abundance of loaves, but I am perishing with hunger.
American Standard Version
But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread to eat, and here I am, dying from hunger!
Anderson New Testament
But when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!
Bible in Basic English
But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!
Common New Testament
But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and here I perish with hunger!
Daniel Mace New Testament
at length coming to himself, how many, said he, does my father keep in pay, who have bread in abundance, whilst I am dying here with hunger?
Darby Translation
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.
Godbey New Testament
and having come to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread in abundance, but here I perish with hunger!
Goodspeed New Testament
When he came to himself he said, 'How many hired men my father has, who have more than enough to eat, and here I am, dying of hunger!
John Wesley New Testament
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?
Julia Smith Translation
And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger!
King James 2000
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Lexham Expanded 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!
Modern King James verseion
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father abound in loaves, and I perish with hunger!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he came to himself and said, 'How many hired servants at my father's have bread enough, and I die for hunger.
Moffatt New Testament
But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many hired men of my father have more than enough to eat, and here am I perishing of hunger!
Montgomery New Testament
"When he came to himself he said: "'How many of my father's hired men have bread enough and to spare, while I am perishing of hunger!
NET Bible
But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
New Heart English Bible
But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger.
Noyes New Testament
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
Sawyer New Testament
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father abound in bread, but I perish here with hunger!
The Emphasized Bible
But coming, to himself, he said - How many hired servants of my father, have bread enough and to spare, whereas, I, with famine, here, am perishing!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then coming to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father abound with loaves of bread, and I am pining away with famine!
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, when he came to himself, he said 'How many of my father's hired servants have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death!
Webster
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!
Weymouth New Testament
"But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger!
Williams New Testament
Then he came to himself and said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more to eat than they need, and here I am dying of hunger!
World English Bible
But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!
Worrell New Testament
But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!
Worsley New Testament
But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?
Themes
Insanity » Of sin » The prodigal son
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The prodigal son and his older brother
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Parables » Parables of Christ » Prodigal son
Select readings » The parable of the prodigal son
Repentance » Illustrated » The prodigal son
Repentance » Instances of » The prodigal son
Salvation » Jesus Christ coming to save
Servant » Hired » The rebellious son
Servant » Hired » Parable of » The father of the prodigal son
Servants » Divided into » Hired
Servants » Hired » Often will fed and taken care of
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 15:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Lost Son
16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him. 17 'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing! 18 having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee,
Names
Cross References
Psalm 73:20
As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event is to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after it -- unto the dead.
Jeremiah 31:19
For after my turning back I repented, And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, For I have borne the reproach of my youth.
Lamentations 1:7
Remembered hath Jerusalem In the days of her affliction and her mournings, all her desirable things that were from the days of old, In the falling of her people into the hand of an adversary, And she hath no helper; Seen her have adversaries, They have laughed at her cessation.
Ezekiel 18:28
And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,
Luke 8:35
and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;
Luke 15:18-19
having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee,
Luke 16:23
and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,
Acts 2:37
And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, 'What shall we do, men, brethren?'
Acts 16:29-30
And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
Acts 26:11-19
and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining them to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting them even unto strange cities.
Ephesians 2:4-5
and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Ephesians 5:14
wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
Titus 3:4-6
and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear
James 1:16-18
Be not led astray, my brethren beloved;