Luke 15:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

New Living Translation
He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

English Standard Version
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Berean Study Bible
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

New American Standard Bible
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

NASB 1995
"So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

NASB 1977
“And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Amplified Bible
So he went and forced himself on one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

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

Good News Translation
So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he got a job from someone in that country and was sent to feed pigs in the fields.

International Standard Version
So he went out to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

NET Bible
So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

New King James Version
Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

King James 2000 Bible
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

New Heart English Bible
He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

World English Bible
He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

American King James Version
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

American Standard Version
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

A Faithful Version
Then he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Darby Bible Translation
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

English Revised Version
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then hee went and claue to a citizen of that conntrey, and hee sent him to his farme, to feede swine.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he ioyned hym selfe to a citizen of that countrey: and he sent hym to his farme, to feede swyne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and wente his waye, and claue to a cytesin of that same countre, which sent him in to his felde, to kepe swyne.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he went and clave to a citesyn of yt same countre which sent him to his felde to kepe his swyne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into the fields to feed pigs,

Berean Literal Bible
And having gone, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Young's Literal Translation
and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into the fields to feed swine.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having gone, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country and he sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to a field to herd pigs.

Lamsa Bible
So he went and got acquainted with one of the men of the city of that country; and he sent him to the field to feed the swine.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Godbey New Testament
And having gone he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country: and he sent him into his fields to feed swine:

Haweis New Testament
And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Mace New Testament
and he was reduced to want, which forc'd him to make his application to one of the inhabitants there, who sent him to his farm to look after his swine.

Weymouth New Testament
So he went and hired himself to one of the inhabitants of that country, who sent him on to his farm to tend swine;

Worrell New Testament
And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Worsley New Testament
And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
















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