King James Bible
KJVAnd not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Luke 15:13 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery. | |
English Revised VersionERV | And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. | |
World English BibleWEB | Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | 'And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously; | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a distant country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess. |