Bible in Basic English
"But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back."
— Luke 15:32-1964, Bible in Basic English
“It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. ”
“But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. ”
“But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"”
“It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’””
“But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found. ”
“It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. ”
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:
But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.
And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.
But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.