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Luke 15:11–12

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

11 And he said, There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me mthe share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided nhis property between them.

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Luke 15:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 Jesus continued: There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

Luke 15:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Luke 15:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: A man had two sons. 12 The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.

Luke 15:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Then 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 falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.

Luke 15:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons. 12 The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided the property between his two sons.

Luke 15:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 thy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

Luke 15:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons; 12 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.

Luke 15:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons. 12 The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided his property between his two sons. 

Luke 15:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 He also said: A man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.

Luke 15:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 Then Jesus said, There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them.

Luke 15:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 And he said, “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that is coming to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.

Luke 15:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 Jesus continued, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger son spoke to his father. He said, ‘Father, give me my share of the family property.’ So the father divided his property between his two sons.

Luke 15:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 And He said, A man had two sons.

12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.


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