Luke 15:14

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Bible in Basic English

And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Free Bible Version

After he'd spent everything, the country was hit by a severe famine and he was starving.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe when hee had spent all, there arose a great dearth throughout that land, and he began to be in necessitie.

King James (Authorized) Version

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

One Unity Resource Bible

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

Translation for Translators

After he had spent all his money, there was a great famine throughout that country. And soon he did not have enough food to eat.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine spread through that country, and he began to be in need.

Noah Webster Bible

And when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

World English Bible

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

Young's Literal Translation

and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

Context

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

¹³After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.¹⁴After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.¹⁵So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

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Summary

This verse is part of the parable of the Prodigal Son, where the younger son squanders his inheritance in reckless living and faces a severe famine. It illustrates the consequences of poor choices and the harsh realities of life when one strays from God's path. The famine symbolizes the emptiness and desperation that sin brings, leading to a humbling realization of one's need for repentance and return to the Father. Despite the son's dire situation, it sets the stage for his eventual repentance and reconciliation with his loving father, reflecting God's grace and forgiveness towards all who come back to Him.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

A mighty famine in that land - As he was of a profligate turn of mind himself, it is likely he sought out a place where riot and excess were the ruling characteristics of the inhabitants; and, as poverty is the sure consequence of prodigality, it is no wonder that famine preyed on the whole country.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And when he had spent all,.... Sin strips a man of all that is good and valuable; of the image of God, of the knowledge of divine things, of natural holiness, of moral righteousness, and of strength to perform moral good; hence man is in a wretched and miserable condition, he is poor, and blind, and naked: and if man has spent all, and sin has stripped him of all, where is his free will? there is no good thing in man, but what comes from the grace of God; nor has he any thing to recommend him to God, or to offer to his creditor, to compound his debts with; nor can he prepare himself for conversion, or any good work: there arose a mighty famine in that land; sin brings men into a starving and famishing condition; for in the far country, the land of sin, there is a famine of the word: though the Gospel is preached, it is only food to spiritual persons; unregenerate men have no desire to it, but neglect and despise it; and if they attend it, it has no place in them: they that are in this land, are aliens from the ordinances of God, the breasts of consolation, the goodness and fatness of his house; they are in a pit, wherein is no water; their taste is vitiated to every thing that is spiritually good; they live on bread of deceit, and labour after that which satisfies not; wherefore they look like skeletons, and are as the dry bones in Ezekiel's vision: and he began to be in want; or was in want: when the above is the case, the sinner may be truly said to be in want; an unregenerate man is in want of every thing that is good; of wisdom and knowledge, of grace and holiness, of righteousness or clothing, of food, and of all the necessaries of life: and he may be said to "begin" to be in want, because man was not originally so, but was possessed of a natural fulness; and because sin is the beginning of want, as soon as one takes place, the other does: moreover, this man now began to see and feel himself to be in want, though as yet he was not rightly and truly sensible of his wants, at least of the way to redress them.

Luke 15:14

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

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Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Bible in Basic English

And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Free Bible Version

After he'd spent everything, the country was hit by a severe famine and he was starving.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe when hee had spent all, there arose a great dearth throughout that land, and he began to be in necessitie.

King James (Authorized) Version

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

One Unity Resource Bible

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

Translation for Translators

After he had spent all his money, there was a great famine throughout that country. And soon he did not have enough food to eat.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine spread through that country, and he began to be in need.

Noah Webster Bible

And when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

World English Bible

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

Young's Literal Translation

and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Luke 15:14

Verse

Context

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Luke 15:14

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Sin's Ultimate End Is Misery

The Beatitudes the First Beatitude

The Wants of Man and Their Supply

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary