Luke 15:17

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} when he came{G2064}{(G5631)} to{G1519} himself{G1438}, he said{G2036}{(G5627)}, How many{G4214} hired servants{G3407} of my{G3450} father's{G3962} have bread{G740} enough and to spare{G4052}{(G5719)}, and{G1161} I{G1473} perish{G622}{(G5731)} with hunger{G3042}!
Strong's King James
(17) Now when he came into himself he said, 'How many of my father's day labourers have abounding bread but I'm perishing with hunger here.'
The F.O.G*
[17] "Finally, he came to his senses. He thought, 'Even my father's hired workers have plenty of food, and here I am dying of hunger!'"
The F.O.G Paraphrase
‘And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
Young's Literal Translation

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