Luke 15:14 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁴ He spent everything that he had. Soon after that, the land became very dry, and there was no rain. There was not enough food to eat anywhere in that country. The son was hungry and needed money.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And when he had spent all he had, a mighty famine came upon that country, and he began to fall behind and be in want.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ “When he had used up his resources, a severe food shortage arose in that country and he began to be in need.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Luke 15:14 Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord brought commanders from the king of Assyria’s army to attack Judah. Those commanders captured Manasseh and made him their prisoner. They put hooks in him and brass chains on his hands and took him to the country of Babylon.

Ezekiel 16:27

So I punished you! I took away part of your allowance (land). I let your enemies, the daughters (cities) of the Philistines do what they wanted to you. Even they were shocked at the bad things you did.

Luke 15:13

Then the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country. There the son wasted his money living like a fool.

Luke 15:15

So he went and got a job with one of the people of that country. The man sent the son into the fields to feed pigs.