LUKE 15:21 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

UST His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God and against you. So I do not deserve to have you consider me your son any more.’

BSB The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.[fn]’

15:21 WH includes Make me like one of your hired servants; see verse 19.

BLB And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; no longer am I worthy to be called your son.'

AICNT And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; [[and]][fn] I am no longer worthy to be called your son. [[Make me like one of your hired men.]]’[fn]

15:21, and: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

15:21, Make me like one of your hired men: Some manuscripts include. ℵ(01) B(03) D(05) ‖ Absent from 𝔓75 A(02) W(032) Latin(a b e ff² i) BYZ TR NA28 SBLGNT THGNT.

OEB “Father,” the son said, “I sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants.”

WEBBE The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

LSV and the son said to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

FBV The son said to him, ‘Father, I've sinned against heaven and against you. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.’

TCNT Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before yoʋ. I am no longer worthy to be called yoʋr [fn]son.’

15:21 son. 87.1% ¦ son; make me like one of yoʋr hired workers. WH 12.5%

T4T His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against God [MTY/EUP] and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called {of you calling me} your son.’

LEB And his[fn] son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and _⌊in your sight_⌋![fn] I am no longer worthy to be called your son!’

15:21 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

15:21 Literally “in the sight of you”

BBE And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

Moff The son said to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I don't deserve to be called your son any more."

Wymth "`Father,' cried the son, `I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'

ASV And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

DRA And the son said to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

YLT and the son said to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

Drby And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

RV And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.
(And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy/your sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy/your son. )

SLT And the son said to him, Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee, and I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Wbstr And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

KJB-1769 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.
( And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy/your sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy/your son. )

KJB-1611 And the sonne said vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And the sonne sayde vnto him: Father, I haue sinned agaynst heauen, and in thy syght, and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne.
(And the son said unto him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy/your syght, and am no more worthy to be called thy/your son.)

Gnva And the sonne sayde vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and before thee, and am no more worthie to be called thy sonne.
(And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee/you, and am no more worthy to be called thy/your son. )

Cvdl Then sayde the sonne vnto him: Father, I haue synned agaynst heaue, and before the, I am nomore worthy to be called thy sonne.
(Then said the son unto him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before them, I am no more worthy to be called thy/your son.)

TNT And the sonne sayd vnto him: father I have synned agaynst heven and in thy sight and am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne.
(And the son said unto him: father I have sinned against heaven and in thy/your sight and am no more worthy to be called thy/your son. )

Wycl And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone.
(And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned in to heaven, and before thee/you; and now I am not worthy to be called thy/your son.)

Luth Der Sohn aber sprach zu ihm: Vater, ich habe gesündiget gegen den Himmel und vor dir; ich bin fort nicht mehr wert, daß ich dein Sohn heiße.
(The son but spoke to/for him: father, I have sinned to/against the heaven and before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg); I am continued not more value/worth, that I your(s) son hot.)

ClVg Dixitque ei filius: Pater, peccavi in cælum, et coram te: jam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus.
(And_he_said to_him son: Pater, I_have_sinned in/into/on the_sky, and before you(sg): already not/no I_am worthy to_be_called son your(sg). )

UGNT εἶπεν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ, Πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου; οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου.
(eipen de ho huios autōi, Pater, haʸmarton eis ton ouranon kai enōpion sou; ouketi eimi axios klaʸthaʸnai huios sou.)

SBL-GNT εἶπεν δὲ ⸂ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ⸃· Πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, ⸀οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός ⸀σου.
(eipen de ⸂ho huios autōi⸃; Pater, haʸmarton eis ton ouranon kai enōpion sou, ⸀ouketi eimi axios klaʸthaʸnai huios ⸀sou.)

RP-GNT Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός, Πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου.
(Eipen de autōi ho huios, Pater, haʸmarton eis ton ouranon kai enōpion sou, kai ouketi eimi axios klaʸthaʸnai huios sou.)

TC-GNT Εἶπε δὲ [fn]αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός, Πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, [fn]καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός [fn]σου.
(Eipe de autōi ho huios, Pater, haʸmarton eis ton ouranon kai enōpion sou, kai ouketi eimi axios klaʸthaʸnai huios sou. )

15:21 αυτω ο υιος ¦ ο υιος αυτω NA SBL WH

15:21 και ¦ — CT

15:21 σου 87.1% ¦ σου ποιησον με ως ενα των μισθιων σου WH 12.5%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:11–32: Jesus told about a father welcoming his sinful son home

In this parable Jesus told about a young man who left his father’s home and wasted the money that his father had given him. Then Jesus told how the young man returned to his father, and how his father welcomed him home. The young man had an older brother who was not happy at all when his father welcomed his younger brother. This story illustrates what God is like. He is ready to forgive anyone who truly turns from his sins and begins to obey him. It also warns people not to be like the older son, who did not want to forgive his brother.

Some other headings for this section are:

The Lost Son (GNT)

The Son Who Left Home (NCV)

A son who wasted his share of the inheritance

A father was happy when his son returned home

Before you decide on a heading for this section, think about a natural way in your language to describe a child who deliberately left home and foolishly wasted his money. In some languages a word such as “lost” can only be used to describe someone who doesn’t know where he is. If that is true in your language, you will want to use a more appropriate expression for this context.

Paragraph 15:20b–24

In 15:20b–c the focus changes from the young man to the father and what the father felt and did when the son came home.

15:21a

The son declared,

Then the young man said to his father,
Then his son/child said,

15:21b

‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

‘Father, I have sinned both against God in heaven and against you^(sing).
‘My father, I have sinned against God and I have done wrong to you^(sing).

15:21c

I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

I do not deserve to be considered your^(sing) son anymore.’
Please do not call/consider me your^(sing) son any longer. I am not worthy of that honor.’

15:21

In this verse the younger son began to tell his father what he had decided to tell him in 15:18–19. Here he repeated only the words from 15:18c and 15:19a. See how you translated the son’s words there. However, the son did not complete his speech. His father apparently interrupted him before he could finish.

At the end of this verse some Greek manuscripts add, “Make me like one of your hired servants,” which occurred in 15:19. No English version on Translator’s Workplace includes those words here in 15:21. It is recommended that you also not include them.Many scholars believe that copyists may have added this accidentally or deliberately to be consistent with 15:19, where these words appear. For more information, see Greek NT UBS 4^th ed., p. 265; Metzger, p. 164; TRT, p. 309; Blight 2007, p. 152; and Marshall, p. 610. However, you may want to add a footnote, as many English versions do. For example:

Other ancient authorities add Treat me like one of your hired servants (NRSV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ, Πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου; οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου

said (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ ὁ υἱός αὐτῷ Πάτερ ἥμαρτον εἰς τόν οὐρανόν καί ἐνώπιον σοῦ οὐκέτι εἰμί ἄξιος κληθῆναι Υἱός σοῦ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that it is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Then the son told his father that he had sinned against God and directly against him, and that he did not deserve to be called his son anymore]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

τὸν οὐρανὸν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ ὁ υἱός αὐτῷ Πάτερ ἥμαρτον εἰς τόν οὐρανόν καί ἐνώπιον σοῦ οὐκέτι εἰμί ἄξιος κληθῆναι Υἱός σοῦ)

In order to honor the commandment not to misuse God’s name, Jewish people often avoided saying the word “God” and used the word heaven instead. Alternate translation: [God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐνώπιόν

The term before means “in the presence” of another person. The young man is making a distinction between the way he has sinned against heaven, by committing many sins, and before his father, by causing him personal shame and loss. Alternate translation: [directly against]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου

no_longer (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ ὁ υἱός αὐτῷ Πάτερ ἥμαρτον εἰς τόν οὐρανόν καί ἐνώπιον σοῦ οὐκέτι εἰμί ἄξιος κληθῆναι Υἱός σοῦ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who would do the action. Alternate translation: [I am no longer worthy for you to call me your son]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κληθῆναι

˓to_be˒_called