The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Luke 15:23
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- KJV
- And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- WEB
- Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
- ASV
- and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:
- LSV
- and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
- YLT
- and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
- DBY
- and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
- DRC
- And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
- GNV
- And bring the fat calfe, and kill him, and let vs eate, and be merie:
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read φέρετε (“do bring”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐνέγκαντες (“bringing”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: φέρετε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read φέρετε; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐνέγκαντες.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ φέρετε τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν,
- RP2018
- καὶ ἐνέγκαντες τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν·
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ ἐνέγκαντες τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν·
- SCR1894
- και ενεγκαντες τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον θυσατε και φαγοντες ευφρανθωμεν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 22:2–14“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. Again, he sent other servants and said,…
- Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
- Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
- Genesis 18:7Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
- Isaiah 65:13–14Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. My servants will shout…
- Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
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