Luke 15:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 12:44 : 44 for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in -- all her living.'
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
  • Deut 21:16-17 : 16 then it hath been, in the day of his causing his sons to inherit that which he hath, he is not able to declare first-born the son of the loved one, in the face of the son of the hated one -- the first-born. 17 But the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he `is' the beginning of his strength; to him `is' the right of the first-born.
  • Ps 16:5-6 : 5 Jehovah `is' the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot. 6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance `is' for me.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion `is' in life, And `with' Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied `with' sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

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  • Luke 15:13-32
    20 verses
    88%

    13`And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;

    14and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

    15and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,

    16and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.

    17`And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

    18having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee,

    19and no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.

    20`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

    21and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

    22`And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

    23and having brought the fatted calf, kill `it', and having eaten, we may be merry,

    24because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

    25`And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

    26and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

    27and he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

    28`And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;

    29and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

    30but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

    31`And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;

    32but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

  • Luke 15:11
    85%

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

  • Luke 12:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

    14And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'

  • Matt 21:28
    72%

    28`And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

  • Luke 16:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

    2and having called him, he said to him, What `is' this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

  • Luke 15:3
    72%

    3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

  • Matt 20:14
    71%

    14take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;

  • Mark 12:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6`Having yet therefore one son -- his beloved -- he sent also him unto them last, saying -- They will reverence my son;

    7and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

  • Luke 12:16
    70%

    16And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

  • Luke 12:18
    69%

    18and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,

  • Luke 16:27
    69%

    27`And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,

  • Matt 15:5
    69%

    5but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering `is' whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

  • Num 27:10
    69%

    10and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father's brethren;

  • Deut 18:8
    69%

    8portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.

  • Prov 17:2
    68%

    2A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

  • Matt 21:37-38
    2 verses
    68%

    37`And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;

    38and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

  • Deut 21:18
    68%

    18`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious -- he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them --

  • 1 Kgs 13:12
    68%

    12And their father saith unto them, `Where `is' this -- the way he hath gone?' and his sons see the way that the man of God hath gone who came from Judah.

  • Matt 25:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14`For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

    15and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

  • Luke 16:12
    68%

    12and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?

  • Matt 21:31
    68%

    31which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

  • Gen 31:16
    68%

    16for all the wealth which God hath taken away from our father, it `is' ours, and our children's; and now, all that God hath said unto thee -- do.'

  • Gen 25:5
    68%

    5And Abraham giveth all that he hath to Isaac;

  • John 16:15
    68%

    15`All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you;

  • Gen 27:8
    68%

    8`And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee:

  • Mark 13:12
    68%

    12`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,