New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 15:11-20

11And He saidG3004,“A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207.

12The youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501of them saidG3004to his fatherπατρί·patriG3962, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325methe shareμέροςmerosG3313of the estateοὐσίας.ousiasG3776that fallsἐπιβάλλονepiballonG1911to me.’ SoδὲdeG1161he dividedG1244hiswealthβίον.bionG979betweenG1244them.

13And not manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετ᾽met᾽G3326,the youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheredG4863everythingπάνταpantaG3956togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863and wentG589on a journeyG589into a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563he squanderedδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287his estateοὐσίανousianG3776with looseἀσώτως.asōtōsG811livingζῶνzōnG2198.

14NowδὲdeG1161when he had spentδαπανήσαντοςdapanēsantosG1159everythingπάνταpantaG3956,a severeἰσχυρὰischuraG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096in that countryχώρανchōranG5561,and he beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to be impoverishedὑστερεῖσθαι.hustereisthaiG5302.

15SoG2532he wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andhiredἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853himself out to oneἑνὶheniG1520of the citizensπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177of that countryχώραςchōrasG5561,and he sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992him into his fieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68to feedβόσκεινboskeinG1006swineχοίρους.choirousG5519.

16And he would have gladlyἐπεθύμειepethumeiG1937filledG1072his stomachG2836with thepodsκερατίωνkeratiōnG2769that the swineχοῖροι,choiroiG5519were eatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068,and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was givingἐδίδουedidouG1325anything to him.

17But when he cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tohis sensesἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, ‘HowπόσοιposoiG4214manyG4214of my father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962hiredG3407menG3407haveG4052moreG4052thanG4052enoughG4052breadἄρτων,artōnG740,but I am dyingἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622hereὧδεhōdeG5602with hungerλιμῷlimōG3042!

18I will getἀναστὰςanastasG450up and goπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198to my fatherπατέραpateraG3962,and will sayG3004to him, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, andin your sightἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799;

19I amεἰμὶeimiG1510noG3765longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207;makeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160me as oneἕναhenaG1520of your hiredG3407menG3407.”’

20SoG2532he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064tohis fatherπατέραpateraG3962.But while he was stillἜτιEtiG2089a longG3112wayG3112offἀπέχοντοςapechontosG568,his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708him and feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697for him,and ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143andembracedἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τράχηλονepepesen epi trachēlonG1968 G1909 G5137him and kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705him.

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