Luke 15:30

But as soon as this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf.

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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, Lo! for so many years have I served thee, and never transgressed thy command; and yet to me thou never gavest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

31And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

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Cross References

Proverbs 29:3He who loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he who is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.

Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.

Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself thus: O God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as 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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