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Luke 15:12
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KJ21
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 estate.
ASV
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
AMP
The younger of them [inappropriately] said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.’ So he divided the estate between them.
AMPC
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.
BRG
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.
CSB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.
CSBA
The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.” So he distributed the assets to them.
CEB
The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.’ Then the father divided his estate between them.
CJB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will be mine.’ So the father divided the property between them.
CEV
The younger son said to his father, “Give me my share of the property.” So the father divided his property between his two sons.
DARBY
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.
DLNT
And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the part of your substance falling to me’. And the one distributed his property to them.
DRA
And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.
ERV
The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me now the part of your property that I am supposed to receive someday.’ So the father divided his wealth between his two sons.
EASY
The younger son went to his father and said to him, “Father, please give me now my part of your things.” So the father gave both sons the part of his things that each of them should have.
EHV
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
ESV
And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them.
ESVUK
And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them.
EXB
The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the ·property [estate; C his inheritance].’ So the father divided the ·property [wealth; assets; L life] between his two sons.
GNV
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the goods that falleth to me. So he divided unto them his substance.
GW
The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided his property between his two sons.
GNT
The younger one said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the property now.’ So the man divided his property between his two sons.
HCSB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.
ICB
The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided the property between his two sons.
ISV
The younger one told his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So the father divided his property between them.
PHILLIPS
Then he continued, “Once there was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the property that will come to me.’ So he divided up his property between the two of them. Before very long, the younger son collected all his belongings and went off to a foreign land, where he squandered his wealth in the wildest extravagance. And when he had run through all his money, a terrible famine arose in that country, and he began to feel the pinch. Then he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country who sent him out into the fields to feed the pigs. He got to the point of longing to stuff himself with the food the pigs were eating and not a soul gave him anything. Then he came to his senses and cried aloud, ‘Why, dozens of my father’s hired men have got more food than they can eat and here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go back to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have done wrong in the sight of Heaven and in your eyes. I don’t deserve to be called your son any more. Please take me on as one of your hired men.”’
JUB
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me. And he divided unto them his living.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And 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.
LEB
And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that is coming to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
TLB
When the younger told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now, instead of waiting until you die!’ his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
MSG
Then he said, “There was once a man who had two sons. The younger said to his father, ‘Father, I want right now what’s coming to me.’ “So the father divided the property between them. It wasn’t long before the younger son packed his bags and left for a distant country. There, undisciplined and dissipated, he wasted everything he had. After he had gone through all his money, there was a bad famine all through that country and he began to feel it. He signed on with a citizen there who assigned him to his fields to slop the pigs. He was so hungry he would have eaten the corn-cobs in the pig slop, but no one would give him any.
MEV
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.’ So he divided his estate between them.
MOUNCE
· The younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided the estate between them.
NOG
The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided his property between his two sons.
NABRE
and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them.
NASB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that is coming to me.’ And so he divided his wealth between them.
NASB1995
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.
NCB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that I will inherit.’ And so the father divided the property between them.
NCV
The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided the property between his two sons.
NET
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
NIRV
The younger son spoke to his father. He said, ‘Father, give me my share of the family property.’ So the father divided his property between his two sons.
NIV
The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
NIVUK
The younger one said to his father, “Father, give me my share of the estate.” So he divided his property between them.
NKJV
And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.
NLV
The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, let me have the part of the family riches that will be coming to me.’ Then the father divided all that he owned between his two sons.
NLT
The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
NMB
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the part of the goods that belongs to me. And he divided the substance of his wealth between them.
NRSVA
The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.” So he divided his property between them.
NRSVACE
The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.” So he divided his property between them.
NRSVCE
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them.
NRSVUE
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the wealth that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
NTFE
The younger son said to the father, ‘Father, give me my share in the property.’ So he divided up his livelihood between them.
OJB
And the younger of them said to his Abba, Avi, give to me the share of the estate that falls to me. And his Abba divided his wealth between them.
RGT
“And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of the goods that falls to me.’ So, he divided his livelihood among them.
RSV
and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his living between them.
RSVCE
and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his living between them.
TLV
and the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that comes to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.
VOICE
One day the younger son came to his father and said, “Father, eventually I’m going to inherit my share of your estate. Rather than waiting until you die, I want you to give me my share now.” And so the father liquidated assets and divided them.
WEB
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
WE
The younger son said to his father, "Father, give me my part of what will belong to me." So his father divided all he had between the two sons.
WYC
and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of chattel, that falleth to me. And he parted to them the chattel.
YLT
and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
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