Luke 15:12 - The Scriptures 2009

¹² and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods falling to me.’ And he divided his livelihood between them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the part of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided the estate between them. [Deut. 21:15-17.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹² The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.’ Then the father divided his estate between them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And the younger of them said to the father, 'Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.' And he divided the estate between them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

Luke 15:12 Cross References

Psalm 17:14

From men by Your hand, O יהוה, From men of the world whose portion is in this life, And You fill their bellies with Your treasure, They are satisfied with children, And shall leave their riches to their babes.

Mark 12:44

for they all put in out of their excess, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her entire livelihood.”

Luke 15:11

And He said, “A certain man had two sons,

Luke 15:13

And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, went away to a distant country, and there wasted his goods with loose living.

Luke 15:30

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with whores, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’