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10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy among and in the presence of the angels of God over one [[a]especially] wicked person who repents ([b]changes his mind for the better, heartily amending his ways, with abhorrence of his past sins).

11 And He said, There was a certain man who had two sons;

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the part of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided the estate between them.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:10 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Luke 15:10 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(A)

The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.(B) 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(C) So he divided his property(D) between them.

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