Luke 15:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 15:15

13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with¹ prodigal living.

14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.

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

16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the¹ pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, ^aI have sinned against heaven and before you,

19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’

20 “And he arose and came to his father. But ^awhen he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven ^aand in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants,¹ ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;

24 ^afor this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.

25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

Verse Comparison: Luke 15:15

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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® Bible
So he went and forced (glued) himself upon one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed hogs.

Contemporary English Version
He went to work for a man in that country, and the man sent him out to take care of his pigs.

Darby English 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.

Good News Bible
So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs.

International Standard Version
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

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.

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.

New International Version
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

New King James Version
Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"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.

Young's 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,

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