Luke 15:12
“And the yonger of them said to his father, Father, giue me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he diuided vnto them his liuing.”
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Luke 15:12 Context
10Likewise I say vnto you, there is ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, ouer one sinner that repenteth. 11¶ And hee said, A certaine man had two sonnes: 12And the yonger of them said to his father, Father, giue me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he diuided vnto them his liuing. 13And not many dayes after, the yonger sonne gathered al together, and tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his substance with riotous liuing. 14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land, and he beganne to be in want.
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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.
- King James Version
"The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his wealth between them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)