Luke 15:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”

Luke 15:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 15:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 15:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.”

Luke 15:16 — World English Bible

Luke 15:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”

Luke 15:16 — American Standard Version

Luke 15:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.”

Luke 15:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 15:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.”

Luke 15:16 — Darby Translation

Luke 15:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hee would faine haue filled his bellie with the huskes, that the swine ate: but no man gaue them him.”

Luke 15:16 — Geneva Bible

Luke 15:16 in Context — Luke 15

14 Y cuando todo lo hubo malgastado, vino una grande hambre en aquella provincia, y comenzóle á faltar.

15 Y fué y se llegó á uno de los ciudadanos de aquella tierra, el cual le envió á su hacienda para que apacentase los puercos.

16 Y deseaba henchir su vientre de las algarrobas que comían los puercos; mas nadie se [las] daba.

17 Y volviendo en sí, dijo: ¡Cuántos jornaleros en casa de mi padre tienen abundancia de pan, y yo aquí perezco de hambre!

18 Me levantaré, é iré á mi padre, y le diré: Padre, he pecado contra el cielo, y contra ti;

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What Does Luke 15:16 Mean?

Luke 15:16 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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