16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.


In Context

13 And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

14 And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

15 And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.

17 And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger?

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

Luke 15:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And he would fain have been filled with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave to him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave to him.