Luke 15:11

And Jesus said to them again: A certain man had two sons.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

In Context

10I say to you, That there will thus be joy, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.

12And his younger son said to him: My father, give me the portion that falleth to me from thy house. And he divided to them his property.

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Matthew Henry on Luke 15:2-11

The Lost Sheep and Piece of Silver. 1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh… Read the whole commentary →

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