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Luke 15:29

NETBible	but he answered¹ his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave² for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet³ you never gave me even a goat⁴ so that I could celebrate with my friends!
NIV © biblegateway Luk 15:29	But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 15:29	"But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;
NLT © biblegateway Luk 15:29	but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve worked hard for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 15:29	The son said, 'Look how many years I've stayed here serving you, never giving you one moment of grief, but have you ever thrown a party for me and my friends?
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 15:29	But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 15:29	But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 15:29	"So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.
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KJV	And <1161> he answering <611> (5679) said <2036> (5627) to [his] father <3962>_, Lo <2400> (5628)_, these many <5118> years <2094> do I serve <1398> (5719) thee <4671>_, neither <3763> (0) transgressed I <3928> (5627) at any time <3763> thy <4675> commandment <1785>_: and <2532> yet <2532> thou <1325> (0) never <3763> gavest <1325> (5656) me <1698> a kid <2056>_, that <2443> I might make merry <2165> (5686) with <3326> my <3450> friends <5384>_:
NASB © biblegateway Luk 15:29	"But he answered <611> and said <3004> to his father <3962> , 'Look <2400> ! For so <5118> many <5118> years <2094> I have been serving <1398> you and I have never <3763> neglected <3928> a command <1785> of yours <4771> ; and yet you have never <3763> given <1325> me a young <2056> goat <2056> , so <5118> that I might celebrate <2165> with my friends <5384> ;
NET [draft] ITL	but <1161> he answered <2036> answered <611> his <846> father <3962> , ‘Look <2400> ! These many <5118> years <2094> I have worked like a slave <1398> for you <4671> , and <2532> I never <3763> disobeyed <3928> your <4675> commands <1785> . Yet <2532> you <1325> never <3763> gave <1325> me <1698> even a goat <2056> so that <2443> I could celebrate <2165> with <3326> my <3450> friends <5384> !
GREEK	o <3588> T-NSM de <1161> CONJ apokriyeiv <611> (5679) V-AOP-NSM eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S tw <3588> T-DSM patri <3962> N-DSM autou <846> P-GSM idou <2400> (5628) V-2AAM-2S tosauta <5118> D-APN eth <2094> N-APN douleuw <1398> (5719) V-PAI-1S soi <4671> P-2DS kai <2532> CONJ oudepote <3763> ADV entolhn <1785> N-ASF sou <4675> P-2GS parhlyon <3928> (5627) V-2AAI-1S kai <2532> CONJ emoi <1698> P-1DS oudepote <3763> ADV edwkav <1325> (5656) V-AAI-2S erifon <2056> N-ASM ina <2443> CONJ meta <3326> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM filwn <5384> A-GPM mou <3450> P-1GS eufranyw <2165> (5686) V-APS-1S

NETBible

but he answered¹ his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave² for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet³ you never gave me even a goat⁴ so that I could celebrate with my friends!

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “but answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “but he answered.”

²tn Or simply, “have served,” but in the emotional context of the older son’s outburst the translation given is closer to the point.

³tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to bring out the contrast indicated by the context.

⁴sn You never gave me even a goat. The older son’s complaint was that the generous treatment of the younger son was not fair: “I can’t get even a little celebration with a basic food staple like a goat!”