Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Luke 15:12

Sin

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

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

Read the whole chapter

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
The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
KJV
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
WEB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
ASV
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
DARBY
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.
BLB
And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give to me the portion of the substance falling [to me].’ And he divided the livelihood between them.
ÅB
og den yngste av dem sa til sin far: Far! gi meg den del av boet som faller på meg! Og han skiftet sin eiendom imellom dem.
OTB
Den yngste sønnen ba faren sin: ‘Far, gi meg min del av arven.’ Så delte han eiendommen mellom dem.
B1930
og den yngste av dem sa til sin far: Far! gi mig den del av boet som faller på mig! Og han skiftet sin eiendom imellem dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 21:16–17

    Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

    Read in context

  • Mark 12:44

    For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

    Read in context

  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

    Read in context

  • Luke 15:30

    But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

    Read in context