Luke 15:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Luke 15:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 15:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 15:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Luke 15:29 — World English Bible
Luke 15:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: ”
Luke 15:29 — American Standard Version
Luke 15:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;”
Luke 15:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 15:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends: ”
Luke 15:29 — Darby Translation
Luke 15:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he answered and said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.”
Luke 15:29 — Geneva Bible
Luke 15:29 in Context — Luke 15
27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
29 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:
30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
What Does Luke 15:29 Mean?
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