Luke 15:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He went to work for a man in that country, and the man sent him out to take care of his pigs.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 28:22

Even after all these terrible things happened to Ahaz, he sinned against the LORD even worse than before.

Exodus 10:3

Moses and Aaron went to the king and told him that the LORD God of the Hebrews had said: How long will you stubbornly refuse to obey? Release my people so they can worship me.

Isaiah 1:5

Why be punished more? Why not give up your sin? Your head is badly bruised, and you are weak all over.

Isaiah 57:17

Your greed made me furious. That's why I punished you and refused to be found, while you kept returning to your old sinful ways.

Jeremiah 5:3

I answered, “I know that you look for truth. You punished your people for their lies, but in spite of the pain, they became more stubborn and refused to turn back to you.”

Ezekiel 16:52

So their punishment will seem light compared to yours. You will be disgraced and put to shame because of your disgusting sins.

Ezekiel 16:63

I will forgive you, but you will think about your sins and be too ashamed to say a word. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Nahum 3:6

I will cover you with rubbish, treat you like trash, and rub you in the dirt.

Malachi 2:9

So I caused everyone to hate and despise you, because you disobeyed me and failed to treat all people alike.

Matthew 7:6

Don't give to dogs what belongs to God. They will only turn and attack you. Don't throw pearls down in front of pigs. They will trample all over them.

Luke 15:13

Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild living.

Luke 15:14

He had spent everything, when a bad famine spread through that whole land. Soon he had nothing to eat.

Luke 15:16

He would have been glad to eat what the pigs were eating, but no one gave him a thing.

Romans 6:22

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

Titus 3:3

We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.