Luke 15:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 15:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀναστὰς
anístēmi
G450
to raise
ἦλθεν
érchomai
G2064
to come
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἔτι
éti
G2089
still
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
μακρὰν
makrán
G3112
far off
ἀπέχοντος
apéchō
G568
to hold off
εἶδεν
horáō
G3708
to see
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη
splanchnízomai
G4697
to have compassion
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δραμὼν
tréchō
G5143
to run
ἐπέπεσεν
epipíptō
G1968
to fall upon
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τράχηλον
tráchēlos
G5137
to be ready
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κατεφίλησεν
kataphiléō
G2705
to kiss
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And having gotten up, he went to his own father. But he being still far away, his father saw him and felt compassion, and he ran, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
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