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<a href="/kjv/luke/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! <a href="/nkjv/luke/15.htm">New King James Version</a> “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! <a href="/nasb_/luke/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here from hunger! <a href="/nasb/luke/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But when he came to his senses, he said, &#8216How many of my father&#8217s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! <a href="/nasb77/luke/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! <a href="/lsb/luke/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! <a href="/amp/luke/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But when he [finally] came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough food, while I am dying here of hunger! <a href="/csb/luke/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger! <a href="/hcsb/luke/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When he came to his senses, he said, How many of my father&#8217s hired hands have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger! <a href="/asv/luke/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! <a href="/cev/luke/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Finally, he came to his senses and said, "My father's workers have plenty to eat, and here I am, starving to death! <a href="/erv/luke/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! <a href="/gwt/luke/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Finally, he came to his senses. He said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, while I'm starving to death here? <a href="/gnt/luke/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> At last he came to his senses and said, 'All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve! <a href="/isv/luke/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Then he came to his senses and said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, and here I am starving to death! <a href="/msb/luke/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Finally he came to his senses and said, ?How many of my father?s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death! <a href="/net/luke/15.htm">NET Bible</a> But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! <a href="/nheb/luke/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying here with hunger. <a href="/wbt/luke/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger! <a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger! <a href="/web/luke/15.htm">World English Bible</a> But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And having come to himself, he said, How many hired workers of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger! <a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But having come to himself, he was saying, 'How many of my father's hired servants have abundance of bread, but here I am perishing with hunger? <a href="/ylt/luke/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing! <a href="/slt/luke/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger!<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger? <a href="/cpdv/luke/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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! <a href="/nabre/luke/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Coming to his senses he thought, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired workers are now in my father’s house, who have plenty of bread, and I am here perishing with hunger! <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when he came to himself, he said, 'Now, how many hired servants are in my father's house who have plenteous bread for themselves, and here I am dying with hunger!'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger! <a href="/godbey/luke/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>and having come to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread in abundance, but here I perish with hunger!<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then coming to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father abound with loaves of bread, and I am pining away with famine! <a href="/mace/luke/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> at length coming to himself, how many, said he, does my father keep in pay, who have bread in abundance, whilst I am dying here with hunger? <a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger! <a href="/worrell/luke/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/15-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6277" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">The Parable of the Prodigal Son</a> …16He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing. 17<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Finally</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">he came</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: Eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heauton (RefPro-AM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">his senses</a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: ephē (V-IIA-3S) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/4214.htm" title="4214: Posoi (IPro-NMP) -- How much, how great, how many. From an absolute pos and hos; interrogative pronoun how much (plural) many).">‘How many</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: patros (N-GMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">father’s</a> <a href="/greek/3407.htm" title="3407: misthioi (Adj-NMP) -- A paid worker, hired servant, hireling (contrasted with a slave). From misthos; a wage-earner.">hired servants</a> <a href="/greek/4052.htm" title="4052: perisseuontai (V-PIM-3P) -- From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel.">have plenty</a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: artōn (N-GMP) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">of food?</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/5602.htm" title="5602: hōde (Adv) -- From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.">here</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I am,</a> <a href="/greek/3042.htm" title="3042: limō (N-DFS) -- A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food.">starving</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apollymai (V-PIM-1S) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">to death!</a> 18I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a> “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a> What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a> The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a> Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-19</a> I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. <a href="/ezekiel/18-27.htm">Ezekiel 18:27-28</a> But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life. / Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die. <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8-10</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. / Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Acts 2:37-38</a> When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” / Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a> Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!when.<a href="/luke/8-35.htm">Luke 8:35</a> Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.<a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23</a> And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20</a> As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.How.<a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Luke 15:18,19</a> I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, … <a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Lamentations 1:7</a> Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/luke/14-15.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/8-42.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/luke/15-14.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/luke/12-32.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/luke/15-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/15-15.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/luke/15-19.htm">Hirelings</a> <a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">How</a> <a href="/luke/6-25.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/luke/14-19.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/luke/10-24.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/luke/8-35.htm">Senses</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/mark/12-44.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Starving</a> <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Superabundance</a> <a href="/luke/15-14.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/21-4.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/luke/22-1.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/11-37.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/luke/15-19.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/luke/16-27.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/15-19.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/luke/15-19.htm">Hirelings</a> <a href="/luke/16-5.htm">How</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/john/1-27.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/luke/18-22.htm">Need</a> <a href="/john/3-26.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Senses</a> <a href="/luke/15-19.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/luke/21-4.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Starving</a> <a href="/luke/21-4.htm">Superabundance</a> <a href="/luke/16-26.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 15</div>1. <a href="/luke/15-1.htm">The parable of the lost sheep;</a> 8. <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">of the piece of silver;</a> 11. <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">of the prodigal son.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the parable, the prodigal son recognizes his dire situation, symbolizing a sinner's acknowledgment of their spiritual poverty. This turning point is akin to the biblical concept of repentance, where one turns away from sin and towards God. The phrase echoes the call to self-examination found in <a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a>, urging believers to assess their spiritual state.and said, The act of speaking to oneself here indicates an internal dialogue and decision-making process. This introspection is crucial in the journey of repentance and mirrors the biblical theme of confession, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, where acknowledging one's sins is the first step towards forgiveness and restoration.‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, This comparison highlights the abundance and provision found in the father's house, symbolizing God's kingdom. The hired servants, who are not family members, still receive ample provision, illustrating God's grace and generosity. This abundance contrasts with the son's current lack, emphasizing the spiritual richness available to those who return to God. The imagery of a well-provided household reflects the blessings described in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, where the Lord is portrayed as a shepherd who meets all needs.but here I am, The phrase underscores the son's current state of destitution and isolation, a result of his choices. It reflects the human condition of separation from God due to sin, as described in <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a>. This acknowledgment of one's fallen state is essential for genuine repentance and reconciliation with God.starving to death! The physical hunger experienced by the son symbolizes spiritual starvation and the emptiness of a life apart from God. This dire situation serves as a metaphor for the consequences of sin, which leads to spiritual death, as stated in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>. The son's desperation highlights the urgency of returning to the father, paralleling the call to seek God while He may be found, as urged in <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_prodigal_son.htm">The Prodigal Son</a> A young man who squandered his inheritance in reckless living and found himself in dire need. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Represents God, who is loving and forgiving, waiting for the return of his lost son. 3. <a href="/topical/h/hired_servants.htm">Hired Servants</a> Workers in the father's household who have their needs met, symbolizing the provision and care of God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_far_country.htm">The Far Country</a> Represents a life lived away from God, characterized by sin and spiritual famine. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_moment_of_realization.htm">The Moment of Realization</a> The turning point where the prodigal son recognizes his dire situation and decides to return to his father.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/realization_of_need.htm">Realization of Need</a> Recognize the emptiness of a life lived apart from God. The prodigal son's realization is a call for self-examination. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a> True repentance involves a change of mind and direction, as seen in the son's decision to return to his father. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> Trust in God's provision and care, as the father provides for his servants. This reflects God's abundant grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Understand the consequences of living in sin, which leads to spiritual starvation and separation from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_father's_love.htm">The Father's Love</a> Embrace the unconditional love and forgiveness of God, who eagerly awaits our return.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) And when he came to himself.--The phrase is wonderfully suggestive. The man's guilt was, that he had been self-indulgent; but he had been living to a self which was not his true self. The first step in his repentance is to wake as out of an evil dream, and to be conscious of his better nature, and then there comes the memory of happier days which is as "Sorrow's crown of sorrow." The "hired servants" are obviously those who serve God, not in the spirit of filial love, but from the hope of a reward. Even in that lower form of duty they find what satisfies their wants. They have not the craving of unsatisfied desire which the son feels who has cast away his sonship. He envies them, and would fain be as they are.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - And when he came to himself. This tardy repentance in the famous parable has been the occasion of many a sneer from the world. Even satiety, even soul-hunger, did not bring the prodigal to penitence; nothing but absolute bodily suffering, cruel hunger, drove him to take the step which in the end saved him. There is no doubt it would have been far more noble on the young man's part if, in the midst of his downhill career, he had suddenly paused, and, with a mighty and continued effort of self-control, had turned to purity, to duty, and to God. Certainly this had been hereto conduct - a term no one would think of applying to anything belonging to the life of the younger son of our story. But though not heroic, is not the conduct of the prodigal just what is of daily occurrence in common life? The world may sneer; but is not such a repentance, after all, a blessed thing? It is a poor mean way, some would tell us, of creeping into heaven; but is it not better to enter into God's city even thus, with bowed head, than not at all? Is it not better to consecrate a few months, or perhaps years, of a wasted life to God's service, to noble generous deeds, to brave attempts to undo past mischief and neglect, than to go sinning on to the bitter end? There is something intensely sorrowful in this consecrating to the Master the end of a sin-worn life; but there is what is infinitely worse. What a deep well, too, of comfort has the Church-taught teacher here to draw from in his weary life-experiences! How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! Among the bitternesses of his present degradation, not the least was the memory of his happy childhood and boyhood in his old home. "For a sorrow's crown of sorrows Is remembering happier things." The family of the prodigal, as we have already remarked, was certainly possessed of wealth, and was probably one of high rank. In the old home there was nothing wanting. <a href="/commentaries/luke/15-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Finally δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. he came ἐλθὼν (elthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to Εἰς (Eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. his senses ἑαυτὸν (heauton) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. [and] said, ἔφη (ephē) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. ‘How many Πόσοι (Posoi) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4214.htm">Strong's 4214: </a> How much, how great, how many. From an absolute pos and hos; interrogative pronoun how much (plural) many). of τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. father’s πατρός (patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. hired servants μίσθιοι (misthioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3407.htm">Strong's 3407: </a> A paid worker, hired servant, hireling (contrasted with a slave). From misthos; a wage-earner. have plenty περισσεύονται (perisseuontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4052.htm">Strong's 4052: </a> From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel. of food? ἄρτων (artōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm">Strong's 740: </a> Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. here ὧδε (hōde) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5602.htm">Strong's 5602: </a> From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither. I {am}, ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. starving λιμῷ (limō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3042.htm">Strong's 3042: </a> A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food. to death! ἀπόλλυμαι (apollymai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 15:17 But when he came to himself he (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/15-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 15:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 15:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/15-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 15:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 15:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>