^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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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

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)

“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

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

“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 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 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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