^15:11Then³³ Jesus³⁴ said, “A man had two sons. ^15:12The³⁵ younger of them said to his³⁶ father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate³⁷ that will belong³⁸ to me.’ So³⁹ he divided his⁴⁰ assets between them.⁴¹^15:13After⁴² a few days,⁴³ the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered⁴⁴ his wealth⁴⁵ with a wild lifestyle.

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Footnotes

33 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
34 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
35 Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
36 Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun ( ).
37 L&N 57.19 notes that in nonbiblical contexts in which the word οὐσία (ousia) occurs, it refers to considerable possessions or wealth, thus “estate.”
38 L&N 57.3, “to belong to or come to belong to, with the possible implication of by right or by inheritance.”
39 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the father’s response to the younger son’s request.
40 Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun ( ).
41 He divided his assets between them. There was advice against doing this in the OT Apocrypha (Sir 33:20). The younger son would get half of what the older son received (Deut 21:17).
42 Grk “And after.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
43 Grk “after not many days.”
44 Or “wasted.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).
45 Or “estate” (the same word has been translated “estate” in v. 12).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 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. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

“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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He also said, “A man had two sons. 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. Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

NLTNew Living Translation

To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. 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.

“A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said, “A certain man had two sons. 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. And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth by living wastefully.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said, A certain man had two sons: 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.

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