Luke
Luke 15:21
21The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.b’
Footnotes
- b 15:21 WH includes Make me like one of your hired servants; see verse 19.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| son | υἱὸς | huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| declared | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Father | Πάτερ | Pater | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| I have sinned | ἥμαρτον | hēmarton | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G264 I sin |
| against | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| heaven | οὐρανὸν | ouranon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| against | ἐνώπιόν | enōpion | Preposition | G1799 before the face of, in the presence of |
| you | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| I am | εἰμὶ | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| no longer | οὐκέτι | ouketi | Adverb | G3765 no longer, no more |
| worthy | ἄξιος | axios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving |
| to be called | κληθῆναι | klēthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| son | υἱός | huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 51:4 · Luke 15:18–19 · Jeremiah 3:13 · 1 Corinthians 8:12 · Romans 2:4 · Psalm 143:2 · Ezekiel 16:63
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.