Luke 15:21
Good News Translation
'Father,' the son said, 'I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.'

New Revised Standard Version
Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Contemporary English Version
The son said, "Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son."

New American Bible
His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

Father.

Luke 15:18,19 I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee. . . .

Jeremiah 3:13 But yet acknowledge thy iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God: and thou hast scattered thy ways to strangers under every green tree, and hast not heard my voice, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and mayest no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I shall be pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering? Knowest thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?

against.

Psalm 51:4 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged.

Psalm 143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

1 Corinthians 8:12 Now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
20And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him. 21And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son. 22And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.…
Cross References
Job 33:27
He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.

Psalm 51:4
To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged.

Luke 15:20
And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.

Luke 15:22
And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

Luke 15:20
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