Luke 15:11 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 15:11

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

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ASV

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

WEB

Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

YLT

And he said, `A certain man had two sons,

DBT

And he said, A certain man had two sons;

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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Matthew 21:28
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
2 Samuel 12:1
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
Luke 15:25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Jeremiah 35:16
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
Matthew 21:23–31
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of those little ones should perish. And all the publicans and sinners drew near to him to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

They are sometimes ranked with harlots ( Matt. xxi. 32 ); here and elsewhere with sinners, such as were openly vicious, that traded with harlots, known rakes. Some think that the sinners here meant were heathen, and that Christ was now on the other side Jordan, or in Galilee of the Gentiles.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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