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Luke 15:21
“And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.”
King James Version (KJV)
Luke 15:21 Context
18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20And 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. 21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
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Other Translations
And the sonne said vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
- Basic English Bible
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
- Darby Bible
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
- Webster's Bible
`Father,' cried the son, `I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'
- Weymouth Bible
The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
- World English Bible
And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
- Basic English Bible
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
- Darby Bible
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
- Webster's Bible
`Father,' cried the son, `I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'
- Weymouth Bible
The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
- World English Bible
And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Luke 15:21
15:20 And he arose and came to his father - The moment he had resolved, he began to execute his resolution. While he was yet a great way off, his father saw him - Returning, starved, naked.
15:22 But the father said - Interrupting him before he had finished what he intended to say. So does God frequently cut an earnest confession short by a display of his pardoning love.
15:23 Let us be merry - Both here, and wherever else this word occurs, whether in the Old or New Testament, it implies nothing of levity, but a solid, serious, religious, heartfelt joy: indeed this was the ordinary meaning of the word two hundred years ago, when our translation was made.