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Luke 15:21

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.

KJV

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός· πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου.

Greek NT

Dixitque ei filius : Pater, peccavi in cælum, et coram te : jam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐκέτι
ouketi
adverb · 47×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἁμαρτάνω
amartano
verb · 44×
ἄξιος
axios
adjective · 41×
ἐνώπιον
enopion
preposition · 93×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ | WH/NIV: ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ | Treg/RP: αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός
  • ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ — SBLGNT
  • ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὐκέτι | WH/Treg/NIV: οὐκέτι | RP: καὶ οὐκέτι
  • οὐκέτι — SBLGNT
  • οὐκέτι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • καὶ οὐκέτι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: σου | Treg/NIV/RP: σου | WH: + ποίησόν με ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου
  • σου — SBLGNT
  • σου — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • + ποίησόν με ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου — Westcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1439The process of conversion and repentance was described by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son, the center of which is the merciful father:37 The fascination of illusory freedom, the abandonment of the father's house; the extreme misery in which the son finds himself after squandering his fortune; his deep humiliation at finding himself obliged to feed swine, and still wors…
§1700The dignity of the human person is rooted in his creation in the image and likeness of God (article 1); it is fulfilled in his vocation to divine beatitude (article 2). It is essential to a human being freely to direct himself to this fulfillment (article 3). By his deliberate actions (article 4), the human person does, or does not, conform to the good promised by God and attes…
§2795The symbol of the heavens refers us back to the mystery of the covenant we are living when we pray to our Father. He is in heaven, his dwelling place; the Father's house is our homeland. Sin has exiled us from the land of the covenant,56 but conversion of heart enables us to return to the Father, to heaven.57 Jn Christ, then, heaven and earth are reconciled,58 for the Son alone…
…and 1 more from this source.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 8:12 — But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
  • 2Sam 12:13 — And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
  • Ezra 9:6 — And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
  • Hos 14:2 — Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
  • Jer 3:13 — Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the L
  • Luke 15:18 — I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
  • Luke 15:18 — I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
  • Matt 6:9 — After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
  • Matt 8:8 — The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
  • Ps 51:4 — Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
  • Ps 51:4 — Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
  • Ps 51:17 — The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
  • Ps 103:13 — Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
  • Ps 143:2 — And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
  • Rom 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?