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16 And he would gladly have fed on and [a]filled his belly with the [b]carob pods that the hogs were eating, but [they could not satisfy his hunger and] nobody gave him anything [better].(A)

17 Then when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have enough food, and [even food] to spare, but I am perishing (dying) here of hunger!

18 I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:16 Many ancient manuscripts so read.
  2. Luke 15:16 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.

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