Luke 15:13

A little while later the younger son sold his share of the land. And then he went away to a different country. He took all his money and everything and left home and went a long way away. He went on and on until he reached a town and stayed there. But he didn't look after his money, he didn't think about later on and he quickly wasted it. He used it all up.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12One day the younger son said to his father, “Father, count up all your things and divide your land and everything today, so that I can take my share.” So his father counted everything, he divided it all between the two men, half for the older brother and half for the younger one.

14He didn't have a thing left; it was all gone. He became very poor. Then there was very little food in that country and he was very hungry and wanted some food to eat.

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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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