Luke 15:26

Easy-to-Read Version

So he called to one of the servant boys and asked, ‘What does all this mean?'

Parallel Translations

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and called one of his servauntes and axed what thoose thinges meate.

Hebrew Names Version
He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

International Standard Version
So he called to one of the servants and asked what was happening.

New American Standard Bible
"And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.

New Century Version
So he called to one of the servants and asked what all this meant.

Update Bible Version
And he called to him one of the [household] slaves, and inquired what these things might be.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Amplified Bible
"So he summoned one of the servants and began asking what this [celebration] meant.

English Standard Version
And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

World English Bible
He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And calling one of the servants, he asked what these things meant?

Weymouth's New Testament
Then he called one of the lads to him and asked what all this meant.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he clepide oon of the seruauntis, and axide, what these thingis weren.

English Revised Version
And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

Berean Standard Bible
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

Contemporary English Version
So he called one of the servants over and asked, "What's going on here?"

American Standard Version
And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

Bible in Basic English
And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

Complete Jewish Bible
So he called one of the servants and asked, ‘What's going on?'

Darby Translation
And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.

Etheridge Translation
and he called one of the youths, and asked him what this was.

Murdock Translation
And he called to one of the boys, and asked him what it meant.

King James Version (1611)
And he called one of the seruants, and asked what these things meant.

New Living Translation
and he asked one of the servants what was going on.

New Life Bible
He called one of the servants and asked what was happening.

New Revised Standard
He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And called one of his seruaunts, and asked what those things meant.

George Lamsa Translation
And he called one of the boys, and asked him what it was all about.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, calling near one of the youths, he inquired what these things, could be.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Revised Standard Version
And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And called one of his seruauntes, and asked, what those thynges meant.

Good News Translation
So he called one of the servants and asked him, ‘What's going on?'

Christian Standard Bible®
So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant.

King James Version
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Lexham English Bible
And he summoned one of the slaves and asked what these things meant.

Literal Translation
And having called one of the children, he inquired what this may be.

Young's Literal Translation
and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and called one of the seruauntes vnto him, and axed what it was.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and calling one of the servants, he ask'd what was the occasion of it,

New English Translation
So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

New King James Version
So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He stopped his horse and asked one of the other cowboys what was going on.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.

Legacy Standard Bible
And summoning one of the servants, he began inquiring what these things could be.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Then Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. ¹² The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me now the part of your property that I am supposed to receive someday.' So the father divided his wealth between his two sons. ¹³ "A few days later the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country, and there he wasted his money living like a fool. ¹⁴ After he spent everything he had, there was a terrible famine throughout the country. He was hungry and needed money. ¹⁵ So he went and got a job with one of the people who lived there. The man sent him into the fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ He was so hungry that he wanted to eat the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything. ¹⁷ "The son realized that he had been very foolish. He thought, ‘All my father's hired workers have plenty of food. But here I am, almost dead because I have nothing to eat. ¹⁸ I will leave and go to my father. I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against God and have done wrong to you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son. But let me be like one of your hired workers.' ²⁰ So he left and went to his father. "While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him coming and felt sorry for him. So he ran to him and hugged and kissed him.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Mark 14:22 - this Luke 18:36 - he Acts 2:12 - What

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he called one of the servants,.... One of the ministers of the word, one of the disciples of Christ, as the Scribes and Pharisees sometimes did: choosing rather to speak to one of the disciples, than to Christ himself, when they were offended; see Mark 2:16

And asked what these things meant: for self-righteous persons, as these Scribes and Pharisees were, are ignorant of the truths of the Gospel; they do not understand them, nor conceive what is meant by them they cannot take in the doctrine of God's everlasting love, that it should be so early; be towards some, and not others; that it should be independent of men's works, both in the rise and continuance of it; that it should be exercised towards sinners, and yet be no licentious doctrine: and as much at a loss are they about the doctrine of election: as that it should be eternal, personal, discriminating, irrespective of works, and yet give no liberty to sin: they know nothing of the covenant of grace, nor have any other notion but of a covenant of works; and if of any other, yet a conditional one, made with them upon their conversion; or rather, one of their own making, and which depends on their good behaviour: they are ignorant of salvation by Christ; of justification by his righteousness; of peace and pardon by his blood; of the doctrine of regeneration, and of living by faith on Christ; and of eternal life as God's free gift; and so likewise of spiritual joy, and mirth: they are strangers to themselves, their lost state and condition, and a deliverance out of it; to the kingdom of God, or an internal work of grace, the fruits of which are peace and joy in the Holy Ghost; and to the person, offices, and grace of Christ; to justification and atonement by him; to the promises of the Gospel, and to that itself which is the joyful sound; all which produce spiritual joy, delight, and pleasure in sensible souls: the rejoicing of such persons is only in themselves, and in their own works and duties; but as for true solid spiritual joy, they intermeddle not with it, nor know they what it means.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Safe and sound - In health.