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.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
sonυἱὸςhuiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
declaredΕἶπενEipenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
FatherΠάτερPaterNoun - Vocative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG264 I sin
againstεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
heavenοὐρανὸνouranonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3772 the sky, the heaven
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
againstἐνώπιόνenōpionPrepositionG1799 before the face of, in the presence of
youσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
I amεἰμὶeimiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
no longerοὐκέτιouketiAdverbG3765 no longer, no more
worthyἄξιοςaxiosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG514 worthy, worthy of, deserving
to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveG2564 I call, invite, name
yourσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
sonυἱόςhuiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5207 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.