28But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.


In Context

25 |Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

27 He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.'

28 But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

29 But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

30 But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

Luke 15:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:28"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:28And he was angry, and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:28But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and entreated him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:28But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:28But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and entreated him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:28And he was angry, and would not go in; therefore his father came out, and entreated him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:28'And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him.