Luke 15:12

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

Mark 12:44

For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”

Luke 15:11

To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons.

Luke 15:13

“A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.

Luke 15:30

Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’