Luke 15:28
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and implored him.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
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1 Samuel 17:28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why came you down here? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of yours heart; for you are come down that you might see the battle.
Isaiah 65:5Which say, Stand by yourself, come not near to me; for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.
Jeremiah 35:16Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people has not hearkened unto me:
Jonah 4:9And God said to Jonah, Do you well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Luke 5:30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do all of you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kill the prophets, and stone them that are sent unto you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen does gather her brood under her wings, and all of you would not!
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 →