Luke 15:17
But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger!
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King James Version 1769 (Standard 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!
KJV1611 – Modern English
And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough to spare, and I perish with hunger!
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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!
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
But when he came{G2064} to{G1519} himself{G1438} he said,{G2036} How many{G4214} hired servants{G3407} of my{G3450} father's{G3962} have bread{G740} enough and{G1161} to spare,{G4052} and{G1161} I{G1473} perish{G622} here with hunger!{G3042}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And{G1161} when he came{G2064}{(G5631)} to{G1519} himself{G1438}, he said{G2036}{(G5627)}, How many{G4214} hired servants{G3407} of my{G3450} father's{G3962} have bread{G740} enough and to spare{G4052}{(G5719)}, and{G1161} I{G1473} perish{G622}{(G5731)} with hunger{G3042}!
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Then he came to him selfe and sayde: how many hyred servauntes at my fathers have breed ynough and I dye for honger.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came he to him self, and sayde: How many hyred seruauntes hath my father, which haue bred ynough, and I perish of honger?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then he came to him selfe, & said, Howe many hired seruaunts at my fathers haue bread ynough, and I die for hunger?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Then he came to hym selfe, and sayde: Howe many hyred seruauntes at my fathers house haue bread inough, and I perishe with hunger?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹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!›
Webster's Bible (1833)
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!
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`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!
American Standard Version (1901)
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!
American Standard Version (1901)
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!
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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!
World English Bible (2000)
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!
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
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!
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 18:28 : 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, they will surely live; they will not die.
- Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
- Acts 26:11-19 : 11 I punished them often in all the synagogues, trying to force them to blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities. 12 In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests. 13 At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' 15 I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.' 16 But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you. 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them, 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me. 19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
- Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved.
- Luke 15:18-19 : 18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.’
- Luke 16:23 : 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
- Acts 2:37 : 37 When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'
- Acts 16:29-30 : 29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'
- Ps 73:20 : 20 Like a dream when one awakes, so, Lord, when You arise, You will despise their image.
- Eccl 9:3 : 3 This is the distressing thing about everything that happens under the sun: the same fate befalls all. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil, and madness resides in their hearts during their lives; and after that, they join the dead.
- Jer 31:19 : 19 After I turned away, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.
- Lam 1:7 : 7 In the days of her affliction and wandering, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, there was no one to help her. Her enemies saw her and mocked her downfall.
- Luke 8:35 : 35 The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
- Titus 3:4-6 : 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
Similar Verses (AI)
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11 Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'
12 The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided the property between them.
13 Not long after, the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in reckless living.
14 After he had spent everything, a severe famine arose throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
15 So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
- Luke 15:18-3215 verses87%
18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.’
20 And he rose up and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran, embraced him, and kissed him.
21 The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate!
24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
25 Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. As he came and drew near the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about.
27 He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.'
28 But he became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
29 But he answered his father, 'Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
30 But when this son of yours came, who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!'
31 The father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'
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3 So He told them this parable, saying:
4 What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
5 And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders.
6 And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'
- Luke 16:3-53 verses73%
3 The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.'
4 'I know what I will do so that, when I am removed from my position, people will welcome me into their homes.'
5 So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'
- Luke 12:16-194 verses73%
16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.
17 And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'
18 Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.
19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”'
- Luke 17:7-82 verses72%
7 Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
8 Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?
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27 He said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house,
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18 Jacob went to his father and said, 'My father.' And Isaac said, 'Here I am. Who are you, my son?'
- Luke 14:15-162 verses70%
15 When one of those reclining at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, 'Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.'
16 Jesus replied, 'A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.'
- Matt 21:28-292 verses70%
28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
29 The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went.
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1 Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.
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11 For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.
12 What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to look for the one that wandered away?
13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.
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3 But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
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32 Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.'
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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
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2 When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”
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15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, so he could find out what they had gained by doing business.
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21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.