


Luke 15:29
Bible Versions
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:
And {G1161} he answering {G611} said {G2036} to his father {G3962}, Lo {G2400}, these many {G5118} years {G2094} do I serve {G1398} thee {G4671}, neither {G3763} transgressed I {G3928} at any time {G3763} thy {G4675} commandment {G1785}: and {G2532} yet {G2532} thou {G1325} never {G3763} gavest {G1325} me {G1698} a kid {G2056}, that {G2443} I might make merry {G2165} with {G3326} my {G3450} friends {G5384}:
‘Look,’ the son answered, ‘I have worked for you all these years, and I have never disobeyed your orders. But you have never even given me a young goat, so that I could celebrate with my friends.
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
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:
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