15 Then he went to work for(a) one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.(A) 16 He longed to eat his fill from(b) the carob pods(c) the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.

Footnotes:

a. Luke 15:15: Lit went and joined with
b. Luke 15:16: Other mss read to fill his stomach with
c. Luke 15:16: Seed casings of a tree used as food for cattle, pigs, and sometimes the poor

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