Luke 15:27
Luke 15:25-27 The Message (MSG)
“All this time his older son was out in the field. When the day’s work was done he came in. As he approached the house, he heard the music and dancing. Calling over one of the houseboys, he asked what was going on. He told him, ‘Your brother came home. Your father has ordered a feast—barbecued beef!—because he has him home safe and sound.’
Luke 15:27 King James Version (KJV)
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
Luke 15:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:27 New Century Version (NCV)
The servant said, ‘Your brother has come back, and your father killed the fat calf, because your brother came home safely.’
Luke 15:27 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
Luke 15:27 New International Version (NIV)
‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’
Luke 15:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:27 New Living Translation (NLT)
‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’