Study it in the app“And not many days later, the younger son, gathering together everything, went away to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate living recklessly.”
The father welcomes the son who returned and throws a feastForgiveness
Andκαὶnotοὐmanyπολλὰςdaysἡμέραςlater,μετ’the youngerὁ νεώτεροςson,υἱὸςgathering togetherσυναγαγὼνeverything,πάνταwent awayἀπεδήμησενtoεἰςa distantμακράνcountry,χώρανandκαὶthereἐκεῖhe squanderedδιεσκόρπισενhis estateτὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦlivingζῶνrecklessly.ἀσώτως
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollas” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appearsyoung
Of few years, or with fewer years than others.
Where else “neōteros” appearsson
A son.
Where else “huios” appearsgather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagagōn” appearsgo abroad
Go on a journey, be away from home.
Where else “apedēmēsen” appearsfar
Situated a long way off.
Where else “makran” appearsregion
A region, a country.
Where else “chōran” appearssquander
To fritter away one's goods.
Where else “dieskorpisen” appearsproperty
Property, estate, possessions.
Where else “ousian” appearslive a life
To live life in a certain way.
Where else “zōn” appearswildly, wastefully
Wildly, wastefully, in reckless living.
Where else “asōtōs” appears12And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 · This verse (above)
14And when he had spent everything, a severe famine came over that country, and he began to be in need.
1. What it says
What does the father do when he sees the younger son returning from far away, and what does the older son do when he finds out? (vv. 20-30)
2. What it means
The three parables are about something lost that is found. What do the shepherd, the woman and the father have in common? (vv. 4-10, 20-24)
3. How I live it
The older son was angry about the feast, and his father pleaded with him to come in. With whom do you find it hard to rejoice today? (vv. 28-32)
