LUKE 15:21

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And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

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Luke 15:21 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
son υἱὸς A "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship son
said εἶπεν To speak or say (by word or writing) said
unto him, αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto him
Father, Πάτερ A "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) Father
I have sinned ἥμαρτον Properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e., (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin sinned
against εἰς To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases against
heaven, οὐρανὸν The sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity) heaven
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
in ἐνώπιόν In the face of (literally or figuratively) in
thy σου Of thee, thy thy
sight, ἐνώπιόν In the face of (literally or figuratively) sight
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
am εἰμὶ I exist (used only when emphatic) am
no more οὐκέτι Not yet, no longer no more
worthy ἄξιος Deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise) worthy
to be called κληθῆναι To "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) called
thy σου Of thee, thy thy
son. υἱός A "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship son

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  • 19  And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

  • 20  And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

  • 21  And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

  • 22  But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

  • 23  And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:




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