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Luke 15:13

SinMoney and wealth

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

12 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.

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.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

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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.

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BSB
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
KJV
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.
WEB
Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
ASV
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
DARBY
And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
BLB
And after not many days, the younger son, having gathered together all, went away into a far country, and there he scattered his substance living prodigally.
ÅB
Og ikke mange dager deretter samlet den yngste sønn alt sitt og dro til et land langt borte, og der ødte han sin eiendom i et ryggesløst levnet.
OTB
Ikke lenge etter samlet den yngste sønnen alt han hadde og dro til et fjernt land, hvor han sløste bort formuen sin i et utsvevende liv.
B1930
Og ikke mange dager derefter samlet den yngste sønn alt sitt og drog til et land langt borte, og der ødte han sin eiendom i et ryggesløst levnet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 21:17

    He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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  • Proverbs 29:3

    Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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  • Jeremiah 2:5

    Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

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  • Proverbs 23:19–22

    Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

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  • 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.

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  • Proverbs 28:7

    Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

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  • Ecclesiastes 11:9–10

    Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

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  • Luke 16:19

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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