King James Version (KJV)
Luke 15:12
“‹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.›”
Verse in context — Luke 15
10
‹Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.›
11
And he said, ‹A certain man had two sons:›
12
‹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.›
13
‹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.›
14
‹And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.›
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