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.


In Context

9 and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.

10 'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

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

12 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.

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;

14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:12And 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.

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 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.