Luke 15:11
9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
12 The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
- KJV
- And he said, A certain man had two sons:
- WEB
- He said, “A certain man had two sons.
- ASV
- And he said, A certain man had two sons:
- DARBY
- And he said, A certain man had two sons;
- BLB
- And He said, “A certain man had two sons.
- ÅB
- Og han sa: En mann hadde to sønner,
- OTB
- Så fortalte han: «Det var en mann som hadde to sønner.
- B1930
- Og han sa: En mann hadde to sønner,