Luke 15:3

NETBible

So 1  Jesus 2  told them 3  this parable: 4 

NIV ©

Then Jesus told them this parable:

NASB ©

So He told them this parable, saying,

NLT ©

So Jesus used this illustration:

MSG ©

Their grumbling triggered this story.

BBE ©

And he made a story for them, saying,

NRSV ©

So he told them this parable:

NKJV ©

So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

KJV
And
<1161>
he spake
<2036> (5627)
this
<5026>
parable
<3850>
unto
<4314>
them
<846>_,
saying
<3004> (5723)_,
NASB ©
So
<1161>
He told
<3004>
them this
<3778>
parable
<3850>
, saying
<3004>
,
NET [draft] ITL
So
<1161>
Jesus told
<2036>
them
<846>
this
<3778>
parable
<3850>
:
GREEK
eipen
<2036> (5627)
V-2AAI-3S
de
<1161>
CONJ
prov
<4314>
PREP
autouv
<846>
P-APM
thn
<3588>
T-ASF
parabolhn
<3850>
N-ASF
tauthn
<3778>
D-ASF
legwn
<3004> (5723)
V-PAP-NSM
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So 1  Jesus 2  told them 3  this parable: 4 

NET Notes

1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ telling of the parable is in response to the complaints of the Pharisees and experts in the law.

2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 sn Them means at the minimum the parable is for the leadership, but probably also for those people Jesus accepted, but the leaders regarded as outcasts.

4 tn Grk “parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.