Luke 15:16
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Context
This verse from Luke Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. Three parables on finding the lost: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. The father runs to meet the returning son and throws a party. The elder brother's resentment reveals the Pharisees' attitude toward tax collectors and …
Other Translations
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.
Cross References
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken …
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is …
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make …
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; …
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly …
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is …