Luke 15:29 - Modern English Version

²⁹ But he answered his father, ‘Look! These many years have I served you. Nor have I ever transgressed your commands, yet never have you given me a goat, so that I might be merry with my friends.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ But he answered his father, Look! These many years I have served you, and I have never disobeyed your command. Yet you never gave me [so much as] a [little] kid, that I might revel and feast and be happy and make merry with my friends;

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Common English Bible

²⁹ He answered his father, ‘Look, I’ve served you all these years, and I never disobeyed your instruction. Yet you’ve never given me as much as a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And in response, he said to his father: 'Behold, I have been serving you for so many years. And I have never transgressed your commandment. And yet, you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might feast with my friends.

Luke 15:29 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 65:5

who say, “Stand by yourself; do not come near to me, for I am holier than you!” These are smoke in My nose, a fire that burns all day.

Zechariah 7:3

saying to the priests and prophets of the house of the Lord of Hosts, “Should I weep and dedicate myself during the fifth month as I have done in these many years?”

Malachi 3:14

You said, “It is vain to serve God. What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, and that we have walked as mourners before the Lord of Hosts?

Matthew 20:12

saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’

Luke 15:28

“He was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and entreated him.

Luke 15:30

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

Luke 15:7

Likewise, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous men who need no repentance.

Luke 17:10

So you also, when you have done everything commanded you, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done our duty.’ ”

Luke 18:9

He told this parable to some who trusted in themselves, as though they were righteous, and despised others:

Luke 19:21

For I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

Romans 10:3

For, being ignorant of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

Romans 3:20

Therefore by the works of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:27

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Romans 7:9

I was alive without the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Revelation 2:17

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows except he who receives it.

Revelation 3:17

For you say, ‘I am rich, and have stored up goods, and have need of nothing,’ yet do not realize that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.