Luke 15:15 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,
English ASV
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English Amplified
So he went and forced (glued) himself upon one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed hogs.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
So he went and forced (glued) himself upon one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed hogs.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English EASY 2024
He went to a man who lived in that country to ask him for help. So the man sent him into his fields to give food to his pigs.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
So he went and got a job with one of the people who lived there. The man sent him into the fields to feed pigs.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs.
English God's Word - GW 1995
So he got a job from someone in that country and was sent to feed pigs in the fields.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
English KJV 1611
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English LSB
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
So he went and hired himself to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
He went to work for someone who lived in that country, who sent him to the fields to feed the pigs.
English NIV
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
English NKJ 1982
Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English NLT
He persuaded a local farmer to hire him to feed his pigs.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
So he begged a farmer in that country to hire him. The farmer hired him and sent him out to feed the pigs.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
He persuaded a local farmer to hire him to feed his pigs.
English Tyndale 1537
And he went, and clave to a citizen of that same country, which sent him to his field, to keep his swine.