Luke 15:26 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
English ASV
And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.
English Amplified
And having called one of the servant [boys] to him, he began to ask what this meant.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And having called one of the servant [boys] to him, he began to ask what this meant.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.
English EASY 2024
So he asked one of the servants, “What is happening?”
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
So he called to one of the servant boys and asked, 'What does all this mean?'
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
So he called one of the servants and asked him, ‘What's going on?’
English God's Word - GW 1995
He called to one of the servants and asked what was happening.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
So he summoned one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
English KJV 1611
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
English LSB
And summoning one of the servants, he began inquiring what these things could be.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
So he called one of the servants and asked what this meant.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
So he called one of the servants. He asked him what was going on.
English NIV
So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.
English NKJ 1982
So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
English NLT
and he asked one of the servants what was going on.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
He called over one of the servants and asked, ‘What’s going on?’
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
and he asked one of the servants what was going on.
English Tyndale 1537
and called one of his servants, and asked what those things meant.