New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 15:15-19

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.”’

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