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


In Context

25 'And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

26 and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

27 and he said to him — Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

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

29 and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

30 but when thy son — this one who did devour thy living with harlots — came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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