NET Bible
"But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!"
— Luke 15:17, NET Bible
“And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”
“But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! ”
“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!”
“And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger!”
“But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!”
“And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”
Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.
So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
I will get up and go to my father and say to him,“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.