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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:12-13

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. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together . The subject of the story this time is not derived from humble life. The family pictured is evidently one belonging to the wealthy class. There was money to be distributed; there were estates to be cultivated; means existed to defray the cost of feasting on a large scale; mention, too, is made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:12-13

Departure; the far country. We all know only too well that God's gracious purpose concerning us (see previous homily) has been diverted by our sin; the holy and happy home-life which he designed and introduced has been broken up by our unfilial attitude and action. From the Father's home we have wandered away into "the far country." The strict parallel to this picture we find in the disobedience of our first parents and in the gradual departure of our race from God and from his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:13-15

Life in the far country. When the prodigal son had attained his wish and was free to do as he liked without the restraints of home, how did he fare? He found, as in our distance from God we shall find, that life there meant three evil things— I. A TWOFOLD WASTE . He "wasted his substance in riotous living." He misspent his powers, devoting to frivolous and unremunerative enjoyment those bodily and mental faculties that might have been put to profitable use, and he scattered the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 15:12

And the younger of them said - By this younger son we are to understand the publicans and sinners to be represented. By the older, the Pharisees and scribes.Give me the portion - The part.Of goods - Of property.That falleth to me - That is properly my share. There is no impropriety in supposing that he was of age; and, as he chose to leave his father’s house, it was proper that his father should, if he chose, give him the part of the estate which would be his.He divided unto them his living -... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 15:13

Gathered all together - Collected his property. If he had received flocks or grain, he sold them and converted them into money. As soon as this arrangement had been made he left his father’s house.Took his journey - Went, or traveled.Into a far country - A country far off from his father’s house. He went probably to trade or to seek his fortune, and in his wanderings came at last to this dissipated place, where his property was soon expended.Wasted his substance - Spent his property.In riotous... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 15:11-12

Luke 15:11-12. And he said, &c. Christ delivered next the parable of the lost or prodigal son: “which of all his parables,” says Dr. Macknight, “is the most delightful, not only as it enforces a doctrine incomparably joyous, but because it abounds with the tender passions, is finely painted with the most beautiful images, and is to the mind what a charming and diversified landscape is to the eye.” In this parable our Lord pursues the same design as in the two preceding ones: namely,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 15:13-16

Luke 15:13-16. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together Having gotten possession of his fortune, he lost no time, but, gathering together all he had, took his journey into a far country That he might be wholly from under the eye of his parent, who was a person of great piety, and be freed from the restraints of religion, he went into a distant land, among the heathen, (Luke 15:15,) where was neither the knowledge nor worship of God, choosing such companions as were... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 15:1-32

102. Lost sheep; lost coin; lost son (Luke 15:1-32)Jesus told these three short stories to answer the scribes and Pharisees, who had complained that he mixed with tax collectors and other low class people. The more respectable Jews considered such people unworthy of God’s blessings. They were angry that Jesus showed interest in them and that many of them responded to his message (Luke 15:1-2).The stories of the lost sheep and the lost coin show that God does more than welcome sinners; he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:12

give me . Contrast "make me" (Luke 15:19 ). the portion. According to Jewish law, in the case of two sons the elder took two-thirds, and the younger one-third of movable property, at the father's death. goods = movable property. Greek. ousia. Only here and Luke 15:13 . falleth to me. This is the technical term in the Papyri, in such cases. See Deissmann's Light, &c., p. 152, and Bib. Stud., p. 230. them . Including the elder, who did not ask it. living. Greek. bios, life. App-170... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:13

after . Greek meta. App-104 . Referring to the rapidity of the fall of Israel. took his journey = went abroad. into . Greek. eis. App-104 . far country. Compare Acts 2:39 . Ephesians 2:17 . substance = property. Same word as "goods" in Luke 15:12 . with riotous living = living ruinously. Greek. asotos. Occurs only here. The kindred noun (asotia) occurs only in Ephesians 5:18 . Titus 1:6 . 1 Peter 4:4 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:13-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 15:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 15:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 15:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 15:13-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 15:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:13

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