King James Version
Luke 15:18 in the King James Version says “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,” — study this verse from Luke chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,”
Luke 15:18 · KJV
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and go”
G4198to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“I have sinned”
G264properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e., (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin
“against”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“heaven”
G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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