Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luke 15:30 in other translations
| BSB | But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ |
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| WEB | But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’ |
| ASV | but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf. |
| YLT | but when thy son--this one who did devour thy living with harlots--came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf. |
| DARBY | but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. |
| BBE | But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him. |
| Webster | But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. |
What does Luke 15:30 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Thy living. Thy property. This is still designed to irritate the father, and set him against his younger son. It was true that the younger son had been guilty, and foolish, and ungrateful; but he was penitent, and that was of more consequence to the father than all his property; and in the joy that he was penitent and was safe, he forgot his ingratitude and folly. So should the elder son have done.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 15:25-32
In the latter part of this parable we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and the proud manner in which his gracious kindness is often received. The Jews, in general, showed the same spirit towards the converted Gentiles; and numbers in every age object to the gospel and its preachers, on the same ground. What must that temper be, which stirs up a…
Luke 15:30 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 15:30
- 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, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
- Proverbs 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
- Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
- Luke 15:32
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
- Exodus 32:7
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
- Luke 15:22-23
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Exodus 32:11
And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
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Context
- Luke 15:29
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
- Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
- Luke 15:31
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
Luke 15:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas cuando vino éste tu hijo, que ha consumido tu hacienda con rameras, has matado para él el becerro grueso. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais quand celui-ci, ton fils, qui a mangé ton bien avec des prostituées, est venu, tu as tué pour lui le veau gras. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | da aber dieser dein Sohn gekommen ist, der deine Habe mit Huren verschlungen hat, hast du ihm das gemästete Kalb geschlachtet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed postquam filius tuus hic, qui devoravit substantiam suam cum meretricibus, venit, occidisti illi vitulum saginatum. |