Luke 15:21
Strong's Lexicon
The
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

son
υἱὸς (huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

declared
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘Father,
Πάτερ (Pater)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

I have sinned
ἥμαρτον (hēmarton)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 264: Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.

against
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

heaven
οὐρανὸν (ouranon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

against
ἐνώπιόν (enōpion)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1799: Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of.

you.
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

I am
εἰμὶ (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

no longer
οὐκέτι (ouketi)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3765: No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer.

worthy
ἄξιος (axios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.

to be called
κληθῆναι (klēthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

make
(ποίησόν (poiēson)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: As, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.

one
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One.

of
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article.

hired servants.
μισθίων (misthiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3407: A paid worker, hired servant, hireling (contrasted with a slave).

your
σου) (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You.

son.’
υἱός (huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

Young's Literal Translation
and the son said to him, Father, I did sin—to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’

New American Standard Bible
"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

New Living Translation
His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.'

English Standard Version
And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

New American Standard Bible
"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.'

International Standard Version
Then his son told him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and you. I don't deserve to be called your son anymore.'

NET Bible
Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.
















Cross References
Job 33:27
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

Psalm 51:4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Luke 15:20
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.

Luke 15:22
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:

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 15:19
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

Luke 15:18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Luke 15:23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
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