Luke 15:12 — Bible Verse (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.”

Luke 15:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 15:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 15:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.”

Luke 15:12 — World English Bible

Luke 15:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Luke 15:12 — American Standard Version

Luke 15:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to <FI>me<Fi> , and he divided to them the living.”

Luke 15:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 15:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Luke 15:12 — Darby Translation

Luke 15:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the yonger of them sayde to his father, Father, giue mee the portion of the goods that falleth to mee. So he deuided vnto them his substance.”

Luke 15:12 — Geneva Bible

Luke 15:12 in Context — Luke 15

10 Assim vos digo, que há alegria diante dos anjos de Deus por um pecador que se arrepende.

11 E disse: Um certo homem tinha dois filhos.

12 E disse o mais jovem deles ao pai: Pai, dá-me a parte dos bens que [me] pertencem. E ele lhe repartiu os bens.

13 E depois de não muitos dias, o filho mais jovem, juntando tudo, partiu-se para uma terra distante, e ali desperdiçou seus bens, vivendo de forma irresponsável.

14 E ele, tendo já gastado tudo, houve uma grande fome naquela terra, e ele começou a sofrer necessidade.

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What Does Luke 15:12 Mean?

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