Luke 15:29

Bible in Basic English 1965

But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

Zechariah 7:3

And to say to the priests of the house of the Lord of armies and to the prophets, Am I to go on weeping in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done in past years?

Malachi 3:14

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

Matthew 20:12

Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

Luke 15:28

But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.

Luke 15:30

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

Luke 15:7

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

Luke 17:10

In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

Luke 18:9

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

Luke 19:21

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

Romans 10:3

Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:27

What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Romans 7:9

And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;

Revelation 2:17

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.

Revelation 3:17

For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.