Luke 15:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 15:25 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 →
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πρεσβύτερος
presbýteros
G4245
elder
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἀγρῷ
agrós
G68
land
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἐρχόμενος
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἤγγισεν
engízō
G1448
to approach
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
οἰκίᾳ
oikía
G3614
house
ἤκουσεν
akoúō
G191
to hear
συμφωνίας
symphōnía
G4858
music
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
χορῶν
chorós
G5525
chorus
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his older son was in the field, and he came approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).