Luke 15:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 15:29 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πατρί
patḗr
G3962
father
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
τοσαῦτα
tosoûtos
G5118
so great
ἔτη
étos
G2094
year
δουλεύω
douleúō
G1398
to serve
σοι
sý
G4771
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐδέποτε
oudépote
G3763
never
ἐντολήν
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
σου
sý
G4771
you
παρῆλθον
parérchomai
G3928
to pass by
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐμοὶ
egṓ
G1473
I
οὐδέποτε
oudépote
G3763
never
ἔδωκας
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ἔριφον
ériphos
G2056
young goat
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
φίλων
phílos
G5384
friend
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
εὐφρανθῶ
euphraínō
G2165
to gladden
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But answering, he said to his father, ‘Behold, for so many years I am slaving for you, and I have never disregarded your command, and you never gave a young goat to me so that I might celebrate with my friends,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).