The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Luke 15:12
In 9 translations
- 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.
- LSV
- and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
- YLT
- and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
- DBY
- 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.
- DRC
- And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.
- GNV
- And the yonger of them sayde to his father, Father, giue mee the portion of the goods that falleth to mee. So he deuided vnto them his substance.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read δὲ (“then”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Καὶ (“and”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ὁ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ὁ δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read Καὶ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί· Πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας· ὁ δὲ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον.
- RP2018
- καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί, Πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. Καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον.
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί, Πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. Καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον.
- SCR1894
- και ειπεν ο νεωτερος αυτων τω πατρι πατερ δος μοι το επιβαλλον μερος της ουσιας και διειλεν αυτοις τον βιον
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Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 21:16–17when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved…
- Mark 12:44For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
- Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Luke 15:30But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
- Psalms 16:5–6The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
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