KJV King James Version
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
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Luke 15:26
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
WEB World English Bible
He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.
ASV American Standard Version
And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
Surrounding context — Luke 15
23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:
24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
27 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.
28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
29 And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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