The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Luke 15:16
In 9 translations
- BSB
- He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
- KJV
- And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
- WEB
- He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
- ASV
- And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
- LSV
- and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving to him.
- YLT
- and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
- DBY
- And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
- DRC
- And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.
- GNV
- And hee would faine haue filled his bellie with the huskes, that the swine ate: but no man gaue them him.
Word by word Greek · tap a word
Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
Editions are published forms of the Hebrew and Greek texts. Meet the editions and sources →
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort read χορτασθῆναι (“to be fed”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read γεμίσαι (“to fill”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ (“stomach of him”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort read ἐκ (“from”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀπὸ (“with”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὴν (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ. Tregelles, the Greek text behind the NIV, Robinson–Pierpont read γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read χορτασθῆναι ἐκ.
Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. CC BY 4.0.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ.
- SCR1894
- και επεθυμει γεμισαι την κοιλιαν αυτου απο των κερατιων ων ησθιον οι χοιροι και ουδεις εδιδου αυτω
Who and where
◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Romans 6:19–21I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness…
- Hosea 12:1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
- Lamentations 4:5Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
- Isaiah 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
- Jonah 2:2–8saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled…
- Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
- Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
- Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).