Luke 15:16 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And he would gladly have fed on and filled his belly with the carob pods that the hogs were eating, but [they could not satisfy his hunger and] nobody gave him anything [better]. [Jer. 30:14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ He longed to eat his fill from what the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁶ And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

Luke 15:16 Tagairtí Cros

Job 30:4

And they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food.

Psalm 142:4

And my spirit has been in anguish over me. My heart within me has been disturbed.

Psalm 73:22

Rise up, O God, judge your own case. Call to mind the accusations against you, which are made by the foolish all day long.

Isaiah 44:20

Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, "Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand."

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and expend your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen very closely to me, and eat what is good, and then your soul will be delighted by a full measure.

Isaiah 57:3

But come here, you sons of the prophetess, you offspring of an adulterous man and a fornicating woman.

Lamentations 4:5

HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.

Matthew 7:6

Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not cast your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they may trample them under their feet, and then, turning, they may tear you apart.

Luke 15:15

And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine.

Luke 15:17

And returning to his senses, he said: 'How many hired hands in my father's house have abundant bread, while I perish here in famine!