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Luke 15:20

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And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.	And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.	And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 he arose^G450, and came^G2064 to^G4314 his^G1438 father^G3962. But^G1161 when he^G846 was yet^G2089 a great way^G3112 off^G568, his^G846 father^G3962 saw^G1492 him^G846, and^G2532 had compassion^G4697, and^G2532 ran^G5143, and fell^G1968 on^G1909 his^G846 neck^G5137, and^G2532 kissed^G2705 him^G846.

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Original Greek

καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθε πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ. ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος, εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἀναστὰς	anastas	G450	V-2AAP-NSM	he arose
ἦλθε	ēlthe	G2064	V-2AAI-3S	and came
πρὸς	pros	G4314	PREP	to
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
πατέρα	patera	G3962	N-ASM	father
ἑαυτοῦ.	heautou	G1438	F-3GSM	his
ἔτι	eti	G2089	ADV	was yet
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	when he
μακρὰν	makran	G3112	ADV	a great way
ἀπέχοντος,	apechontos	G568	V-PAP-GSM	off
εἶδεν	eiden	G1492	V-2AAI-3S	saw
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	his
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
πατὴρ	patēr	G3962	N-NSM	father
αὐτοῦ,	autou	G846	P-GSM	him
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη,	esplanchnisthē	G4697	V-AOI-3S	had compassion
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
δραμὼν	dramōn	G5143	V-2AAP-NSM	ran
ἐπέπεσεν	epepesen	G1968	V-2AAI-3S	and fell
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	on
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
τράχηλον	trachēlon	G5137	N-ASM	neck
αὐτοῦ,	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κατεφίλησεν	katephilēsen	G2705	V-AAI-3S	kissed
αὐτόν.	auton	G846	P-ASM	him

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G450 — ἀνίστημι (anístēmi, an-is'-tay-mee): I raise up, set up, rise from — from ἀνά and ἵστημι; to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):--arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right).
• G568 — ἀπέχω (apéchō, ap-ekh'-o): I have in full, am far, it is enough — from ἀπό and ἔχω; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively):--be, have, receive.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G1492 — εἴδω (eídō, i'-do): I know, remember — a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent ὀπτάνομαι and ὁράω; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know:--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G1968 — ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō, ep-ee-pip'-to): I fall upon, press upon — from ἐπί and πίπτω; to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively):--fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G2089 — ἔτι (éti, et'-ee): still, yet, even now — perhaps akin to ἔτος; "yet," still (of time or degree):--after that, also, ever, (any) further, (t-)henceforth (more), hereafter, (any) longer, (any) more(-one), now, still, yet.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2705 — καταφιλέω (kataphiléō, kat-af-ee-leh'-o): I kiss affectionately — from 2596 and 5368; to kiss earnestly:--kiss.
• G3112 — μακράν (makrán, mak-ran'): far away — feminine accusative case singular of μακρός (ὁδός being implied); at a distance (literally or figuratively):--(a-)far (off), good (great) way off.
• G3962 — πατήρ (patḗr, pat-ayr'): father, Father, ancestor — apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.
• G4314 — πρός (prós, pros): to, towards, with — a strengthened form of πρό; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):--about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
• G4697 — σπλαγχνίζομαι (splanchnízomai, splangkh-nid'-zom-ahee): I have pity on — middle voice from σπλάγχνον; to have the bowels yearn, i.e. (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity:--have (be moved with) compassion.
• G5137 — τράχηλος (tráchēlos, trakh'-ay-los): the neck — probably from τρέχω (through the idea of mobility); the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life:--neck.
• G5143 — τρέχω (tréchō, trekh'-o): I run, exercise myself — apparently a primary verb (properly, ; compare θρίξ); which uses (the base of δρόμος) as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily (literally or figuratively):--have course, run.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and fell — Genesis 33:4, Genesis 45:14, Genesis 46:29, Acts 20:37
• But — Deuteronomy 30:2-4, Job 33:27-28, Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:10-13, Isaiah 49:15, Isaiah 55:6-9, Isaiah 57:18, Jeremiah 31:20, Ezekiel 16:6-8, Hosea 11:8, Micah 7:18-19, Acts 2:39, Ephesians 2:13, Ephesians 2:17

Reciprocal references (18): Genesis 21:16, Genesis 45:15, Judges 10:16, 2 Samuel 14:33, Psalms 32:5, Isaiah 30:18, Isaiah 57:15, Jeremiah 31:18, Lamentations 3:32, Ezekiel 33:11, Hosea 14:8, Joel 2:18, Jonah 3:10, Mark 8:2, Luke 23:43, John 1:38, Philemon 1:12, James 1:5

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, PENITENCE-IMPENITENCE, PRODIGAL SON, PARABLE OF, SOCIAL LIFE
• Torrey’s: ANGER OF GOD, THE, COMPASSION AND SYMPATHY, PARDON, REPENTANCE, SALUTATIONS
• Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, GOD, JESUS, THE CHRIST, JOY, KISS, PENITENT, PRODIGAL SON, READINGS, SELECT, REPENTANCE, SALVATION, SIN, YOUNG MEN

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