New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 15:13
13And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
Luke 15:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
Context of Luke 15:13
11And He said, “A man had two sons. 12The 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. And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living. 14Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. 15So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Read all of Luke 15Luke 15:13 word by word
καὶ μετ᾽ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν πάντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν μακρὰν καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισεν τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν ἀσώτως.Read the interlinear
- And not manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- laterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- gatheredσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
- everythingπᾶςpas · allG3956
- and wentἀποδημέωapodēmeō · to go abroadG589
- into a distantμακρόςmakros · long/distantG3117
- countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
- and thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- he squanderedδιασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō · to scatterG1287
- his estateοὐσίαousia · estateG3776
- with looseἀσώτωςasōtōs · wildlyG811
- livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
Cross-references for Luke 15:13
- 2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
- Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
- Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’
- Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
- Psalms 73:27For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
- Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
- Isaiah 1:4Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the Lord, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.
- Isaiah 30:11Get out of the way, turn aside from the path, Let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.”
- Jeremiah 2:5Thus says the Lord, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?
- Micah 6:3My people, what have I done to you, And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
- Ephesians 2:13But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
- Luke 15:30but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
- Luke 16:1Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.
- Proverbs 5:8Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,
- Proverbs 6:26For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
- Proverbs 18:9He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys.
Commentaries on Luke 15:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Not many days after - He probably hastened his departure for fear of the fine which he must have paid, and the reproach to which he must have been subjected, had the matter come before the civil magistrate. See above. Riotous living - , in a course of life that led him to spend all: from not, and I save. And this we are informed, Luke 15:30, was among harlots; the readiest way in the world to exhaust the body, debase the mind, ruin the soul, and destroy…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Gathered 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 The parable of the prodigal son shows the nature of repentance, and the Lord's readiness to welcome and bless all who return to him. It fully sets forth the riches of gospel grace; and it has been, and will be, while the world stands, of unspeakable use to poor sinners, to direct and to encourage them in repenting and returning to God. It is bad, and the beginning of worse, when men look upon God's gifts as debts due to them. The great folly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13he squandered his wealth in wild living: In Jewish culture, losing family property to Gentiles in a distant land was considered especially shameful. In some cases, it could even lead to exclusion from the community (see also Deuteronomy 21:18–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. not many days--intoxicated with his new--found resources, and eager for the luxury of using them at Will. a far country--beyond all danger of interference from home. wasted, &c.--So long as it lasted, the inward monitor (Is 55:2) would be silenced (Is 9:10; 57:10; Am 4:6-10). riotous living--(Lu 15:30), "with harlots." Ah! but this reaches farther than the sensualist; for "in the deep symbolical language of Scripture fornication is the standing image…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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