Luke 15:30

But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

In Context

29And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:

31But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:7And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Go, get thee down: thy people, which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, hath sinned.

Proverbs 29:3A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.

Luke 15:22And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

Luke 18:11The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 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 goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 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. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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