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Luke 15:17

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luke 15:17 · King James Version

In other versions

  • But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

    ASV

  • But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

    BBE

  • And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.

    DBY

  • But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!

    WEB

  • `And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

    YLT

  • And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

    ENG

  • And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!

    WBT

  • Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!

    BSB

In context

15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

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.

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