12And 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.


In Context

9 And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.

10 So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.

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

13 And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

14 And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Luke 15:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:12And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:12The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:12and 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:12and 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:12and 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided to them his living.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:12The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:12and 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.