Luke 15:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 15:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 15:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 15:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.”

Luke 15:13 — World English Bible

Luke 15:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. ”

Luke 15:13 — American Standard Version

Luke 15:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;”

Luke 15:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 15:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery. ”

Luke 15:13 — Darby Translation

Luke 15:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So not many daies after, when the yonger sonne had gathered all together, hee tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there hee wasted his goods with riotous liuing.”

Luke 15:13 — Geneva Bible

Luke 15:13 in Context — Luke 15

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.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

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What Does Luke 15:13 Mean?

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