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  • Luke 15:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 20 So he got up and went to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him and was moved with pity, and he ran and embraced him* and tenderly kissed him.

  • Luke 15:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 20 Καὶ And ἀναστὰς having risen ἦλθεν he came πρὸς toward τὸν the πατέρα father ἑαυτοῦ. of himself. ἔτι Yet δὲ but αὐτοῦ of him μακρὰν long [way] ἀπέχοντος having off εἶδεν saw αὐτὸν him ὁ the πατὴρ father αὐτοῦ of him καὶ and ἐσπλαγχνίσθη he was moved with pity καὶ and δραμὼν having run ἐπέπεσεν he fell ἐπὶ upon τὸν the τράχηλον neck αὐτοῦ of him καὶ and κατεφίλησεν kissed down αὐτόν. him.

  • Luke 15:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 20 So he rose and went to his father. While he was yet a long way off, his father caught sight of him and was moved with pity, and he ran and fell upon his neck and tenderly kissed him.

  • Luke 15:20
    The Bible in Living English
    • 20 and he set out and came to his father. But when he was still far off his father saw him, and his heart was moved, and he ran and threw himself on his neck and went to kissing him.

  • Luke 15:20
    American Standard Version
    • 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

  • Luke 15:20
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 20 Now while yet he was holding afar off his father saw him, and was moved with compassion and running fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him.

  • Luke 15:20
    King James Version
    • 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 15:20 w24.08 28; jy 202; rj 10; w98 10/1 12-13; gt chapter 86; w89 2/1 8; w89 2/15 16; w88 1/15 21, 23

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 15:20 su 161-164; w82 5/1 26; w74 462; w65 489

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 15:20

      Jesus—The Way, p. 202

      Return to Jehovah, p. 10

      The Watchtower,

      10/1/1998, pp. 12-13

      2/15/1989, p. 16

      2/1/1989, p. 8

      1/15/1988, pp. 21, 22-23

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 15:20

      tenderly kissed him: Or “affectionately kissed him.” The Greek term rendered “tenderly kissed” has been understood to be an intensive form of the verb phi·leʹo, sometimes rendered “to kiss” (Mt 26:48; Mr 14:44; Lu 22:47) but more often having the meaning “to have affection for” (Joh 5:20; 11:3; 16:27). By greeting him in such a warm, friendly manner, the father in the illustration shows his willingness to welcome back his repentant son.

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