Luke 15:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.”
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“He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 15:16 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 30:4They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
- Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
- Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
- Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
- Isaiah 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
- Lamentations 4:5Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
- Hosea 12:1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
- Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Romans 6:19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
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