Luke 15:21

Luke 15:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Context of Luke 15:21

19So I am not good enough for you to call me your son any longer. Instead, please accept me as one of your servants.’ ” 20So he went off to return to his father. But he was still a long way from the house when his father saw him. He felt very sorry for his son and he ran towards him. Then he put his arms round his son and he kissed him. “Father,” the son said, “I have done bad things against God and against you. So I am not good enough for you to call me your son.” 22But the father shouted to his servants. “Hurry!” he said. “Fetch the most beautiful coat that we have. Put it on him and also put a ring on his finger. Put shoes on his feet. 23Fetch the young cow that we keep ready to eat on a special day. It is already fat. Kill it and prepare it. We will eat a big meal and we will be happy together.

Luke 15:21 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ· πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου· οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σουRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• I have sinnedἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• no moreοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• to be calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564

Cross-references for Luke 15:21

• Luke 15:18So I will go to my father and tell him, ‘I have done bad things against God, and I have done bad things against you.
• Jeremiah 3:13“But you must agree that you are guilty of sin. You have turned against me, the Lord your God. You have loved to serve many foreign gods. You have worshipped them under every big tree. You have not obeyed my commands.” ’ That is what the Lord says.
• Ezekiel 16:63I will forgive you for your sins so that you are no longer guilty. Then you will remember your sins. You will be too ashamed to say anything. That is what the Almighty Lord says.” ’
• Romans 2:4Remember that God is very kind and patient with us. He waits a long time before he punishes us. Do you not think that that is important? You should understand that God is giving you a chance to change. He waits patiently, so that you may turn away from wrong things.
• Psalms 51:4It is you that I have done bad things against, only you! I have done things that are evil, as you know. And so you are fair when you speak against me. You are right when you say that I am guilty.
• Psalms 143:2Do not judge me, your servant. Nobody is righteous when they stand in front of you.
• 1 Corinthians 8:12If you do that kind of bad thing to hurt your Christian friends, you are hurting Christ himself. You are causing them to do something which they think is wrong.

Commentaries on Luke 15:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Bring forth the best robe - Bring out that chief garment, , the garment which was laid by, to be used only on birth-days or festival times. Such as that which Rebecca had laid by for Esau, and which she put on Jacob when she made him personate his brother. See the notes on Genesis 27:15. Put a ring on his hand - Giving a ring was in ancient times a mark of honor and dignity. See Genesis 41:42; 1 Kings 21:8; Esther 8:2; Daniel 6:17; James 2:2. Shoes on his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 Having viewed the prodigal in his abject state of misery, we are next to consider his recovery from it. This begins by his coming to himself. That is a turning point in the sinner's conversion. The Lord opens his eyes, and convinces him of sin; then he views himself and every object, in a different light from what he did before. Thus the convinced sinner perceives that the meanest servant of God is happier than he is. To look unto God as a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The son delivered the speech he had practiced. Some early Greek manuscripts add Please take me on as a hired servant. The absence of this sentence in the majority of the manuscripts suggests his father interrupted him before he could finish what he wanted to say.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Father, I have sinned, &c.--"This confession is uttered after the kiss of reconciliation" (Eze 16:63) [Trench].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings