God, people who leave you will be lost.\par You will destroy the people\par who are not faithful to you.\par
Luke 15:13 - Easy To Read Version Then the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country. There the son wasted his money living like a fool. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And not many days after that, the younger son gathered up all that he had and journeyed into a distant country, and there he wasted his fortune in reckless and loose [from restraint] living. American Standard Version (1901) And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. Common English Bible Soon afterward, the younger son gathered everything together and took a trip to a land far away. There, he wasted his wealth through extravagant living. Catholic Public Domain Version And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously. |
God, people who leave you will be lost.\par You will destroy the people\par who are not faithful to you.\par
A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.
If having fun is the most important thing to a person, then that person will become poor. If that person loves wine and food, then he will never be rich.
A wise person saves the things he needs. But a foolish person uses everything as fast as he gets it.
A person who obeys the law is smart. But the person who becomes friends with worthless people brings shame to his father.
If a person loves wisdom, then his father is very happy. But if a person wastes his money on prostitutes, {\cf2\super [36]} then he will lose his wealth.
A prostitute {\cf2\super [6]} might cost a loaf of bread. But the wife of another man can cost you your life!
The nation of Israel is full of guilt. This guilt is like a heavy weight the people have to carry. Those people are like bad children from evil families. They left the Lord. They insulted the Holy One (God) of Israel. They left him and treated him like a stranger.
But look! The people are happy now. The people are rejoicing. \{The people are saying\}:
Stop seeing things that will really happen! Get out of our way! Stop telling us about the Holy One of Israel.”
They come and say,\par “I will drink some wine.\par I will drink some beer.\par I will do the same thing tomorrow.\par Only, I will drink even more.”\par
“My people have done two evil things.\par They turned away from me\par (I am the spring of living water),\par and they dug their own water cisterns.\par (They turned to other gods.)\par But their cisterns are broken.\par Those cisterns can’t hold water.\par
People of this generation, pay attention\par to the Lord’s message!\par
This is what the Lord says:\par “Do you think that I was not fair\par to your ancestors {\cf2\super [4]} ?\par Is that why they turned away from me?\par Your ancestors worshiped worthless idols,\par and they became worthless themselves.\par
\{The Lord says\},\par “My people, tell me what I did!\par Did I do something wrong against you?\par Did I make life too hard for you?\par
The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my part of all the things we own!’ So the father divided the wealth with his two sons.
He spent everything that he had. Soon after that, the land became very dry, and there was no rain. There was not enough food to eat anywhere in that country. The son was hungry and needed money.
But your other son has wasted all your money on prostitutes. {\cf2\super [260]} Then he comes home, and you kill the fat calf for him!’
Jesus said to his followers, “Once there was a rich man. This rich man hired a manager to take care of his business. Later, the rich man learned that his manager was cheating him.
Jesus said, “There was a rich man that always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day.
Yes, at one time you were far away \{from God\}. But now in Christ Jesus you are brought near to him. You are brought near \{to God\} through the blood (death) of Christ.
Christ came and preached peace to you people (non-Jews) who were far away \{from God\}. And he preached peace to the people (Jews) who were near \{to God\}.
These false teachers have made many people suffer. So they themselves will suffer. That is their pay for what they have done. These false teachers think it is fun to do evil things openly \{where all people can see\}. They enjoy the evil things that please them. So they are like dirty spots and stains among you—\{they bring shame to you\} in the meals that you eat together.